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It is a common description of Christian churches, which are usually, though not exclusively, built with a layout comprising:

  • An east end, containing an Altar and often with an elaborate, decorated window, through which light will shine in the early part of the day.

  • A west end, which sometimes contains a Font , being a large decorated bowl, in which water can be firstly, blessed (dedicated to the use and purposes of God) and then placed upon infant or older believers as a sign of their dedication.

  • North and south transepts, being "arms" of the cross and often containing rooms for gathering, small side Chapels , or in many cases other necessities such as an organ and toilets.



CRUCIFORM MELODY

In music, a melody of four pitches that descends by step, skips above the first pitch, then returns to the first pitch by step. Often representative of the Christian cross, such melodies are yet considered to be cruciform in their retrogrades or inversions. '' Book I is cruciform.


CRUCIFORM TAIL

Some airplanes use a ''cruciform'' tail design, wherein the horizontal Stabilizer is positioned mid-way up the vertical stabilizer, forming a cruciform shape when viewed from the front or rear. Some examples are the F-9 Cougar and the F-10 Skyknight .


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