chiasm

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)

1. Alternative form of chiasma
2. 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