chiasm

Meanings

Plural: chiasms

Noun

an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X
Alternative form of chiasma.
Alternative form of chiasmus.

Origin / Etymology

Latin; in sense 1, from chiasma, from Ancient Greek χίασμα (khiasma); in sense 2, from chiasmus, from Ancient Greek χιασμός (khiasmos "crossing, diagonal arrangement"), from χιάζειν (khiázein, “to mark with a chi”), from χ (kh, “chi”)

Synonyms

chiasma, decussation

Scrabble Score: 13

chiasm is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
chiasm is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chiasm is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

chiasm is a valid Words With Friends word