chiasmatic

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   of or relating to a chiasm

   Synonymschiasmalchiasmic

   anatomy

Questions about chiasmatic

What does chiasmatic mean?

chiasmatic means "of or relating to a chiasm".

How many syllables are in chiasmatic?

chiasmatic has 4 syllables: chi-a-sma-tic. The stress falls on "sma".

What is another word for chiasmatic?

Close synonyms include chiasmal, chiasmic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chiasmatic a common word?

chiasmatic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.