chiasmic

Thân thiện

The artist created a chiasmic pattern in the stained glass window.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or having the nature of a chiasm: The word "chiasmic" describes something that is of, relating to, or characterized by a chiasm. A chiasm is a crossing or intersection, often used in anatomy, rhetoric, and literature to describe a symmetrical structure or arrangement.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The poet employed a chiasmic structure in the verse, mirroring phrases in reverse order.
  • The optic nerves meet at the chiasmic point in the brain.

Advanced Usage

• Chiasmic inversion: A specific rhetorical or literary device where the order of words or ideas is reversed in parallel clauses.
  • The phrase "ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country" is a famous example of chiasmic inversion.

Variants and Related Words

• Chiasm (n): The core noun form meaning a crossing or intersection; a rhetorical or literary structure involving the inversion of word order.
  • The anatomical chiasm is crucial for vision.
• Chiasma (n): A variant spelling, often used interchangeably with "chiasm," particularly in biological contexts.
  • Genetic recombination occurs at the chiasma during meiosis.

Synonyms

• Crossed: Arranged in the form of an X or involving a crossing.
• Intersecting: Having lines or paths that cross each other.
• Symmetrical: Exhibiting symmetry, often in a reversed or mirrored order.

Related Phrases and Idioms

(Note: "Chiasmic" is a technical adjective and is not commonly used in idiomatic phrases. Its usage is primarily found in academic or descriptive contexts.)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to a chiasm

Từ đồng nghĩa

• chiasmal
• chiasmatic