🔄 Synonyms of "Chiasm"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| chiasmanoun | (genetics, cytology) The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chiasm"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| chiasmanoun | (genetics, cytology) The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis. |
| catsnoun | (UK, universities, informal) A credit under the CAT Scheme above. |
| chiastic | Pertaining to chiasmus. |
| chiasmusnoun | (rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases. |
| chiasmatic | (anatomy) Of or relating to the optic chiasma. |
| chiasmic | Relating to chiasmus |
| appositional | Relating to apposition. |
| pericopenoun | A passage of Scripture to be read in public worship or a book containing such passages. |
| merismnoun | (literature, rhetoric) A reference to something by its polar extremes, as in "we searched high and low". |
| tectumnoun | (neuroanatomy) The dorsal portion of the midbrain of vertebrates; in mammals, containing the superior colliculus and inferior colliculus |
| chiasmatanoun | (genetics, cytology) The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis. |
| redactional | Relating to redaction. |
| infoldingnoun | A folding inward. |
| tentoriumnoun | (anatomy) The tentorium cerebelli, an extension of the dura mater that separates the cerebellum from the inferior portion of the occipital lobes. |
| tectalnoun | (phonetics) A consonant articulated in the roof of the mouth |
| appositionsnoun | (grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence. |
| dianoianoun | (philosophy) Discursive thought on mathematical or scientific subjects. |
| commissurenoun | (neuroanatomy) A band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres of the brain, the two sides of the spinal cord, etc. |
| tricolonnoun | (rhetoric) A sentence with three clearly defined parts of equal length, usually independent clauses. |
| lemniscusnoun | (anatomy) A ribbon of fibers, especially of cerebral white nerve fibers. |
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