chiasmo
Italian
Alternative forms
- chiasma
Etymology
From Late Latin chiasmus, from Ancient Greek χιασμός (khiasmós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiˈas.mo/, [ˈk̟jäz̪mo̞]
- Stress: chiàsmo
- Hyphenation: chia‧smo
Noun
chiasmo m (plural chiasmi)
- (rhetoric) chiasmus
- (sculpture) chiasmus (compositive formula to keep statue standing)
Derived terms
- chiasmatico
- chiasmatipia
- chiasma
- chiasmo ottico
- chiasma ottico