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CHIASMATIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chiasmatic mean?
• CHIASMATIC (adjective)
The adjective CHIASMATIC has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: CHIASMATIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a chiasm
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
chiasmal; chiasmatic; chiasmic
Domain category:
anatomy; general anatomy (the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals)
Pertainym:
chiasma (an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X)
Derivation:
chiasm (an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X)
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