maltese cross

noun

1. 马耳他十字（四臂长度均等、末端宽大呈V字形）
   a cross whose arms are equal in length and have wide ends with V-shapes cut out of them

1. They, with two others below, formed the revolving Maltese cross of the reaping-machine, which had been brought to the field on the previous evening to be ready for operations this day.
   加上下面的两根木头支架，它们就构成了收割机上可以转动的马尔他十字架①，收割机是在昨天被搬运到地头上的，准备在今天使用。
2. The crystalline structure of micronized starch was partially destroyed, part of the maltese cross was lost, the intensity of birefringence was weakened, and crystallinity was reduced significantly.
   微细化淀粉的结晶结构受到一定程度的破坏，部分偏光十字消失，双折射强度减弱，结晶度显著降低。
3. The results show that the granules of chestnut starch shape variously, with size from 1-20 μ m; It has an obvious Maltese cross like letter X, with central hilum.
   结果表明，板栗淀粉粒的颗粒形状多样，大小为1～20μm，偏光十字位于淀粉粒中央，板栗淀粉的结晶结构属于C型；
4. The Maltese cross on the potato starch granules was distinctly observed, and the shape of the starch granules was ellipsoid.
   马铃薯淀粉的偏光十字明显，其颗粒形状为椭球形。

noun

1. Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads

   Synonym:    scarlet lychnisLychins chalcedonica