CRUX


Meaning of CRUX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrəks, ˈkru̇ks ]

noun

( plural crux·es also cru·ces ˈkrü-ˌsēz)

Etymology: Latin cruc-, crux cross, torture

Date: 1718

1. : a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question

2. : an essential point requiring resolution or resolving an outcome

the crux of the problem

3. : a main or central feature (as of an argument)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.