ALL meanings of crux
crux
C c - singular noun crux The crux of a problem or argument is the most important or difficult part of it which affects everything else. 3
- noun crux a vital or decisive stage, point, etc (often in the phrase the crux of the matter) 3
- noun crux a baffling problem or difficulty 3
- noun crux the most difficult and often decisive part of a climb or pitch 3
- noun crux a cross 3
- noun crux a difficult problem; puzzling thing 3
- noun crux the essential or deciding point 3
- noun crux a small S constellation near the celestial pole containing the Coalsack; the Southern Cross; the Cross 3
- noun plural crux a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point: The crux of the trial was his whereabouts at the time of the murder. 1
- noun plural crux a cross. 1
- noun plural crux something that torments by its puzzling nature; a perplexing difficulty. 1
- noun crux decisive point 1
- noun crux The decisive or most important point at issue. 1
- noun crux The basic, central, or essential point or feature. 0
- noun crux The critical or transitional moment or issue, a turning point. 0
- noun crux A puzzle or difficulty. 0
- noun crux (climbing) The hardest point of a climb. 0
- noun crux (heraldry) A cross on a coat of arms. 0