chiasmo

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chiasmo (Wikipedia approfondimento) m sing (pl.: chiasmi)

  1. (linguistica) contrapposizione di espressioni affini in cui i termini della successiva sono disposti in ordine inverso della precedente
    • vado a Roma, a Roma vado
  2. (anatomia) (medicina) punto in cui si incrociano elementi anatomici
    • chiasmo dei nervi ottici
chià | smo

IPA: /ˈkjazmo/ o IPA: /kiˈazmo/

dal latino tardo chiasmus che deriva dal greco χιασμός

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