Definitions for crucial
ˈkru ʃəlcru·cial

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. crucial, important(adj)

   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. crucial(adj)

   having crucial relevance

   "crucial to the case"; "relevant testimony"

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

   of the greatest importance

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. crucial(Adjective)

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

2. crucial(Adjective)

   Cruciform or cruciate; cross-shaped.

3. crucial(Adjective)

   Term of approval, particularly when applied to reggae music.

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

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Crucial(adj)

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

2. Crucial(adj)

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

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

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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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Jonathan Hill:

   In both of those areas, differentiation would be crucial.

2. Gregory Burch:

   It is crucial these retailers are able to build( customer) habit.

3. Ted Cruz:

   They were crucial to our win in Iowa and will be in Texas( as well).

4. Jeroen Dijsselbloem:

   It is crucial that Greece maintains its commitments to the euro zone.

5. John Curtice:

   That could be the crucial debate on which any election might well turn.

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