chiasm

English

Etymology

Latin; in sense 1, from chiasma, from Ancient Greek χίασμα (khiasma); in sense 2, from chiasmus, from Ancient Greek χιασμός (khiasmos "crossing, diagonal arrangement"), from χιάζειν (khiázein, “to mark with a chi”), from χ (kh, “chi”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪˑæzəm/

Noun

chiasm (plural chiasms)

Alternative form of chiasma
Alternative form of chiasmus

Derived terms

optic chiasm

Translations

alternative form of chiasma

Greek:
Ancient: χίασμα n (khíasma)

Modern: χίασμα n (chíasma)

alternative form of chiasmus

Greek:
Ancient: χιασμός m (khiasmós)

Modern: χιασμός (el) m (chiasmós)

Anagrams

Michas, machis, samich, simcha

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