chin.¹

Brit.

/kʌɪ/, U.S.

/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 n., chi-square n.

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society > communication > writing > written character > name of written character > [noun] > Greek

alphac1175

muc1175

betaa1400

taua1400

chic1400

deltac1400

etac1400

kappac1400

gamma?a1425

lambda?a1425

nu?a1425

phi?a1425

pi?a1425

psi?a1425

rho?a1425

xi?a1425

zeta?a1425

upsilon1559

san1584

omega1599

theta1603

iota1607

sigma1607

omicron1631

digamma1699

epsilon1842

zeta1850

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Noctuidae > polia chi or chi

chi mothc1400

c1400 in J. Mandeville Trav. (1839) iii. 20.

1832 J. Rennie Conspectus Butterflies & Moths Brit. 77 The July Chi (Polia Chi).

1848 T. K. Arnold Elem. Greek Gram. 1 Upsilon, Phi, Chi, Psi.

1869 E. Newman Illustr. Nat. Hist. Brit. Moths 394 The grey chi.

1927 Contemp. Rev. July 97 The chi moth is wonderfully concealed when it rests on a grey stone wall.

1955 Sci. 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.].

1961 R. South Moths Brit. Isles (ed. 4) I. 242 (heading) The Grey Chi (Antitype chi Linn.).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Chin.²

Brit.

/ʃʌɪ/, U.S.

/ʃaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: proper name Chicago.

Etymology: Shortened < the name of Chicago (see Chicago n.), with modified pronunciation of the vowel. Compare slightly later Chi-town n.

A nickname for: the city of Chicago, Illinois.

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [noun] > in North America > Chicago

garden city1838

Windy City1887

Chi1895

Chi-town1901

1895 Harper's Mag. Apr. 720/2 Ye wan'ter drop in at the Half in State Street when ye strike Chi.

1913 Internat. Stereotypers & Electrotypers Union Jrnl. Oct. 14/2 I couldn't stay away from good old Chi.

1954 Billboard 24 July 75/3 (headline) New 60-unit arcade opens in downtown Chi.

1992 B. Gifford Night People ii. 95 I put Kid Magnolia against Basilio in Chi.

2013 T. L. Edwards Forgiven but not Forgotten xiv. 223 I was driving to Chi and Michigan City to hang out with Snoop.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chi
释义	chin.¹ Brit. /kʌɪ/, U.S. /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 n., chi-square n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > written character > name of written character > [noun] > Greek alphac1175 muc1175 betaa1400 taua1400 chic1400 deltac1400 etac1400 kappac1400 gamma?a1425 lambda?a1425 nu?a1425 phi?a1425 pi?a1425 psi?a1425 rho?a1425 xi?a1425 zeta?a1425 upsilon1559 san1584 omega1599 theta1603 iota1607 sigma1607 omicron1631 digamma1699 epsilon1842 zeta1850 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Noctuidae > polia chi or chi chi mothc1400 c1400 in J. Mandeville Trav. (1839) iii. 20. 1832 J. Rennie Conspectus Butterflies & Moths Brit. 77 The July Chi (Polia Chi). 1848 T. K. Arnold Elem. Greek Gram. 1 Upsilon, Phi, Chi, Psi. 1869 E. Newman Illustr. Nat. Hist. Brit. Moths 394 The grey chi. 1927 Contemp. Rev. July 97 The chi moth is wonderfully concealed when it rests on a grey stone wall. 1955 Sci. 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.]. 1961 R. South Moths Brit. Isles (ed. 4) I. 242 (heading) The Grey Chi (Antitype chi Linn.). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Chin.² Brit. /ʃʌɪ/, U.S. /ʃaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: proper name Chicago. Etymology: Shortened < the name of Chicago (see Chicago n.), with modified pronunciation of the vowel. Compare slightly later Chi-town n. A nickname for: the city of Chicago, Illinois. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [noun] > in North America > Chicago garden city1838 Windy City1887 Chi1895 Chi-town1901 1895 Harper's Mag. Apr. 720/2 Ye wan'ter drop in at the Half in State Street when ye strike Chi. 1913 Internat. Stereotypers & Electrotypers Union Jrnl. Oct. 14/2 I couldn't stay away from good old Chi. 1954 Billboard 24 July 75/3 (headline) New 60-unit arcade opens in downtown Chi. 1992 B. Gifford Night People ii. 95 I put Kid Magnolia against Basilio in Chi. 2013 T. L. Edwards Forgiven but not Forgotten xiv. 223 I was driving to Chi and Michigan City to hang out with Snoop. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹c1400n.²1895
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