About The Word Meiosis
Learn about the word Meiosis to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Meiosis definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Meiosis
| Meiosis Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Meiosis?
[n] understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary); "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes"
[n] (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) Synonyms | Synonyms for Meiosis: litotes | miosis | reduction division Related Terms | Find terms related to Meiosis: See Also | anaphase | cell division | cellular division | karyokinesis | metaphase | nondisjunction | prophase | rhetorical device | segregation | telophase | understatement Meiosis In Webster's Dictionary \Mei*o"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to make smaller,
from ?. See {Meionite}.] (Rhet.)
Diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as
being less than it really is.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Individuality ‐ the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting…
- Missing ‐ not able to be found; "missing in action"; "a missing person"…
- Broca ‐ French anthropologist who studied the craniums and brains of…
- Sticky bun ‐ rolled dough spread with sugar and nuts then sliced and baked…
- Citharichthys cornutus ‐ whiff found in waters from the Bahamas and northern Gulf of Mexico…
- Marge ‐ a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute…
- Medlar tree ‐ small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble…
- Mink coat ‐ fur coat made from the soft lustrous…
- Dress ‐ clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion…
- Permitted ‐ possible to allow; "a degree of freedom allowable…