chiasm

chiasm
chi·asm

English syllables. 2014.

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  • chiasm — CHIÁSM, chiasme, s.n. Figură de stil care constă în reluarea, în ordine inversă, a două cuvinte sau expresii. – Din fr. chiasme. Trimis de valeriu, 03.03.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  chiásm (figură de stil) s. n., pl. chiásme Trimis de siveco,… …   Dicționar Român

  • Chiasm — may refer to: Chiasm (musical project), an electronic music project by Emileigh Rohn Optic chiasm, the part of the brain where the optic nerves partially cross Chiasma (genetics), the point where two chromatids are intertwined (interwoven) in a… …   Wikipedia

  • Chiasm — Chi asm (k[imac] [a^]z m), ||Chiasma Chi*as ma (k[ i]*[a^]z m[.a]), n. [NL. chiasma, fr. Gr. chi asma two lines placed crosswise, fr. ? to mark with a [chi].] (Anat.) A commissure; an intersection or crossing of two tracts; especially, the optic… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chiasm — [kī′az΄əm] n. 1. CHIASMA (n. 1 & 2) 2. CHIASMUS * * * …   Universalium

  • chiasm — anglicized form of CHIASMUS (Cf. chiasmus) …   Etymology dictionary

  • chiasm — [kī′az΄əm] n. 1. CHIASMA (n. 1 & 2) 2. CHIASMUS …   English World dictionary

  • Chiasm — Emileigh Rohn ist eine Musikerin aus Detroit im US Bundesstaat Michigan. Ihre CDs werden von COP International vertrieben. Sie ist Betreiberin des von ihr 1998 gegründeten Elektronik Musikprojekts Chiasm. Der Projektname (von griechisch χίασμα,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • chiasm — noun an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X • Syn: ↑chiasma, ↑decussation • Derivationally related forms: ↑decussate (for: ↑decussation), ↑chiasmal, ↑chiasmic, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • chiasm — noun Etymology: New Latin chiasma Date: 1870 chiasma 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • chiasm — 1. An intersection or crossing of two lines. 2. [TA] In anatomy, a decussation or crossing of two fibrous bundles, such as tendins, nerves, or tracts. 3. In cytogenetics, the site at which two homologous chromosomes make contact (thus appearing… …   Medical dictionary

  • chiasm — n. crossing, intersecting, point of intersection (Genetics, Anatomy) …   English contemporary dictionary

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