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chiasmatic

/ˌkaɪæzˈmætɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chi-as-mat-ic
IPA
/ˌkaɪæzˈmætɪk/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the optic chiasma.

adj

Relating to or characterized by a chiasma (the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis).

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek χῖ (khî) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō) Ancient Greek χῑᾰ́ζω (khīắzō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῑ́ασμα (khī́asma)der. New Latin chiasmader. English chiasma Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English chiasmatic From chiasma + -tic.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Derived Forms

achiasmatic hypochiasmatic monochiasmatic multichiasmatic nullichiasmatic postchiasmatic prechiasmatic retrochiasmatic superchiasmatic suprachiasmatic

Synonyms

chiasmal chiasmic

Rhymes With

democratic automatic static systematic attic bureaucratic erratic thematic aromatic aristocratic fanatic schematic

Questions

How do you pronounce chiasmatic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkaɪæzˈmætɪk/.
What does chiasmatic mean?
Of or relating to the optic chiasma.
Where does chiasmatic come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek χῖ (khî) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ζω (-ắzō) Ancient Greek χῑᾰ́ζω (khīắzō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῑ́ασμα (khī́asma)der. New Latin chiasmader. English chiasma Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English chiasmatic From chiasma + -tic.

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