HyperDic: meiosis

English > 2 senses of the word *meiosis*:
NOUN	process	meiosis, miosis, reduction division	(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms
NOUN	communication	meiosis, litotes	understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)

meiosis > pronunciation
Sounds	mayow'sahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *meiosis*: 2 senses > noun 1, process
Meaning	(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	miosis, reduction division
Category	genetics, genetic science	The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Parts	anaphase	The stage / stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
	cytokinesis	organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells
	karyokinesis	organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis
	metaphase	The second stage of meiosis
	prophase	The first stage of meiosis
	segregation	(genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
	telophase	The final stage of meiosis when the chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
Narrower	nondisjunction	meiosis in which there is a failure of paired homologous chromosomes to separate
Broader	cell division, cellular division	The process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells
Spanish	meiosis
Catalan	meiosi, miosi
Adjectives	meiotic	of or relating to meiosis

English > *meiosis*: 2 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
Synonym	litotes
Broader	rhetorical device	A use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
Broader	understatement	A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
Spanish	atenuación, litote, lítote, meiosis
Catalan	lítote

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