Definitions for crucial
ˈkru ʃəlcru·cial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crucial, importantadjective

   of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

   "a crucial moment in his career"; "a crucial election"; "a crucial issue for women"

2. crucialadjective

   having crucial relevance

   "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony"

3. all-important(a), all important(p), crucial, essential, of the essence(p)adjective

   of the greatest importance

   "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. crucialadjective

   Being essential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important.

2. crucialadjective

   Cruciform or cruciate; cross-shaped.

3. crucialadjective

   Term of approval, particularly when applied to reggae music.

   Delbert Wilkins is the most crucial pirate radio DJ in Brixton.

4. Etymology: 1706, from crucial, a medical term for ligaments of the knee (which cross each other), from Latin crux (English crux), from the (s)ker-.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crucialadjective

   Transverse; intersecting one another.

   Etymology: crux crucis, Latin.

   Whoever has seen the practice of the crucial incision, must be sensible of the false reasoning used in its favour. Samuel Sharp.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crucial

   Crucial is New Editions fourth single from the Heart Break album. The single featured production from Jellybean Johnson, Spencer Bernard, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. "Crucial" hit No. 4 on the Billboard R&B singles chart. It was featured on the License to Drive soundtrack.

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1. crucial

   Crucial is an adjective which means extremely important, decisive or critical, especially in the success or failure of something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Crucialadjective

   having the form of a cross; appertaining to a cross; cruciform; intersecting; as, crucial ligaments; a crucial incision

2. Crucialadjective

   severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross; decisive; as, a crucial test

3. Etymology: [F. crucial, fr. L. crux, crucis, cross, torture. See Cross.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crucial

   "Crucial" is New Edition's fourth single from the Heart Break album. The single featured production from Jellybean Johnson, Spencer Bernard, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Despite failing to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, "Crucial" hit #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, making it one of New Edition's more popular singles from the post-Bobby Brown era. It was used in the License to Drive soundtrack.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crucial

   krōō′shi-al, adj. testing, searching, from the practice of marking a testing instance with a cross to draw attention to it.—adj. Cru′ciāte (bot.), arranged in the form of a cross, as leaves or petals. [Fr. crucial, from L. crux, crucis, a cross.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'crucial' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2273

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'crucial' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3949

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'crucial' in Adjectives Frequency: #301

How to pronounce crucial?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of crucial in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of crucial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of crucial in a Sentence

1. Rabbi Jonah:

   Kristen Clarke will be a strong leader at DOJ [ the Department of Justice ] helping defend and strengthen civil rights... at this crucial moment.

2. Chuck Long:

   He would confer with us on the sideline during crucial timeouts, and we’d give him a play, and he’d say, ‘No, no, no, I feel good about this play,’ and it would work, he had that kind of rapport and knowledge of the game.

3. John Soltz:

   We want every senator to know that VoteVets will have their backs if they help pass this crucial bill, that's what these ads are about.

4. Mathew Barzal:

   It’s a critical moment in the game, (If) they kill that off they got a lot of life. Just two huge goals to put the game away. That’s a crucial moment, big by our power play.

5. Tony Fernandes:

   I am sorry for what has gone on. I buckled at the crucial moment in our history, it wasn't right and I will forever regret it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=crucial
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Crucial
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=crucial
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucial
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crucial
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=crucial
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=crucial