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chi|kaɪ|
The name of χ, the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet; spec. used as the name of a moth having a marking of the form of this letter (in full, chi moth). See also chi-rho, chi-square.
c1400in Mandeville Trav. (1839) iii. 20. 1832 J. Rennie Butterfl. & Moths 77 The July Chi (Polia Chi). 1848T. K. Arnold Elem. Gk. Gram. 1 Upsilon, Phi, Chi, Psi. 1869E. Newman Brit. Moths 394 The grey chi. 1927Contemp. Rev. July 97 The chi moth is wonderfully concealed when it rests on a grey stone wall. 1955Sci. News Let. 19 Feb. 117/2 The 21 particles listed by Dr. Oppenheimer as currently accepted are electron, positron and neutrino;..sigmas, positively and negatively charged; negative chi, [etc.]. 1961R. South Moths of Brit. Isles (ed. 4) I. 242 (heading) The Grey Chi (Antitype chi Linn.). |