Definition of chasm in English:

chasm

noun ˈkaz(ə)mˈkæzəm

1A deep fissure in the earth's surface.
a chasm a mile long
figurative he was engulfed in a chasm of despair
Example sentencesExamples
- It had a drawbridge that was not over a moat filled with water, but a chasm that seemed to go to the center of the Earth.
- The road was uneven, often concealing deep chasms, all too ready to welcome unwary travelers into the darkness of some unseen cavern far below.
- The philosophers in the first century wrote of gases producing euphoria and of a spring emanating from fissures, or chasms, in the bedrock inside the oracular chamber.
- All the same, he laughed, but admitted that the gorges, gaps, chasms and rock formations they've seen in the Centre are each so very different.
- The tunnel floor became a bridge over an incredible chasm that was so deep that no bottom could be seen.
- After an hour you reach the top, a shunting yard next to the phosphate mine, and then you trundle back down again through deep romantic chasms and caverns measureless to man.
- An even more striking feature of the gravity map is the deep chasms, known as fracture zones, that cut across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean basins.
- The extraordinary recent result is the discovery of little gullies on the flanks of lots of the chasms on Mars that seem to be very young and indicate almost certainly the flow of water.
- The photos from these fly-bys have revealed amazing detail in the structures of craters, grooves, and chasms crossing the frigid surfaces of these little worlds.
- Hidden deep within this region's rocky chasms and valleys lie overhangs and stone shelters containing vast galleries of ancient Aboriginal rock paintings.
- Here, during the rainy season, rapid bubbling rivers flow along the bottom of these chasms.
- Up ahead he could see some sort of bridge, crossing a wide and deep chasm.
- One of the most romantic places in the whole of the Luberon is the Fontaines de Vaucluses, where water from underground chasms rises dramatically to the surface.
- Miraculously, a small grove of Wollemi pines hung on in the deep and humid chasms of the mountains west of Sydney.
- Others had the chance to descend into a crevasse on a rope ladder, and see first hand what it's like inside one of those virtually bottomless icy chasms.
- Occasionally the path hugged a precipice where updraughts hinted at deep chasms.
- The plateau is rugged and interspersed with towering mountains and deep chasms.
- The movie also shows a panoramic view of the mountains, deep chasms and valleys going into oblivion and the sounds of crackling icicles and snowstorms.
Synonyms
gorge, abyss, canyon, ravine, gully, gulf, pass, defile, couloir, crevasse, cleft, rift, rent
pit, void, crater, cavity, hole, opening, gap, fissure, crevice, hollow
British dialect chine, bunny
Northern English clough, gill, thrutch
Scottish cleuch, heugh
North American gulch, coulee, flume
American Spanish arroyo, barranca, quebrada
Indian nullah, khud
South African sloot, kloof, donga
rare khor
1. 1.1 A profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc.
  the chasm between rich and poor
  Example sentencesExamples
  This is what, maybe, contributes to the chasm between leaders and followers and the general social decay.
  The security measures sanctioned by the state serve only to widen the chasm between the powerful and powerless.
  There was a big chasm between us - we were musical snobs to them and they thought we were elitists.
  When an individual lies, he does so to bridge or cover over the chasm between his personal interests and accepted social norms.
  The chasm between the wealthy elite and broad layers of the population will only continue to widen under conditions of slump.
  But there is a chasm between how she is perceived in America and here.
  It is clear that there is now a greater chasm between teens and adults.
  Such comments underscore the chasm between the response of liberals and of socialists to social inequality.
  The results also highlight a growing chasm between the borough's best and worst performing schools.
  The chasm between the editorial side and the technology side is more or less accurately replicated when it comes to the layman.
  That shows the chasm between the views being expressed in this country.
  At some point, however, it will become increasingly difficult to bridge the chasm between their faith and their values.
  Far from ameliorating the present social crisis, such plans would only deepen the chasm between rich and poor.
  The geneticist obscures the chasm between her hope and the technical options he is offering.
  What the current row has exposed is the chasm between East and West.
  Genetic variables and years of experience forge a wide chasm between an average athlete and a top professional.
  The closer war seems to get, the larger the chasm between sides grows.
  The burghers of Lucern were rich but, in those days, the chasm between the rich and the poor was enormous.
  One year later and the chasm between this side and that side has grown ever wider.
  But this served only to enlarge the social chasm between home owning wealth-holders and families with no assets.
  Synonyms
  breach, gulf, rift
  division, schism, split, severance, rupture, break, break-up, parting of the ways
  separation, disunion, estrangement, alienation, difference, dissension, discord, argument, quarrel
  rare scission

Derivatives

chasmic

adjective ˈkazmɪkˈkæzmɪk

rare

(of a space or divide) extremely deep or large.
a chasmic gap between reader and author
Example sentencesExamples
- Whilst it's wonderful to see bloggers make the chasmic leap across to the print world, it must be remembered that bloggers are primarily armchair commentators rather than well connected investigators.
- The material gulf between the have-nots and the exponentially burgeoning middle class has turned chasmic.
- Wells and Forster were of course reflecting on the chasmic class divisions of the society of Edwardian London, then the richest in the world.

Origin

Late 16th century (denoting an opening up of the sea or land, as in an earthquake): from Latin chasma, from Greek khasma 'gaping hollow'.

Rhymes

spasm

Definition of chasm in US English:

chasm

nounˈkazəmˈkæzəm

1A deep fissure in the earth, rock, or another surface.
Example sentencesExamples
- The extraordinary recent result is the discovery of little gullies on the flanks of lots of the chasms on Mars that seem to be very young and indicate almost certainly the flow of water.
- The plateau is rugged and interspersed with towering mountains and deep chasms.
- All the same, he laughed, but admitted that the gorges, gaps, chasms and rock formations they've seen in the Centre are each so very different.
- The photos from these fly-bys have revealed amazing detail in the structures of craters, grooves, and chasms crossing the frigid surfaces of these little worlds.
- The movie also shows a panoramic view of the mountains, deep chasms and valleys going into oblivion and the sounds of crackling icicles and snowstorms.
- The philosophers in the first century wrote of gases producing euphoria and of a spring emanating from fissures, or chasms, in the bedrock inside the oracular chamber.
- One of the most romantic places in the whole of the Luberon is the Fontaines de Vaucluses, where water from underground chasms rises dramatically to the surface.
- The road was uneven, often concealing deep chasms, all too ready to welcome unwary travelers into the darkness of some unseen cavern far below.
- It had a drawbridge that was not over a moat filled with water, but a chasm that seemed to go to the center of the Earth.
- Others had the chance to descend into a crevasse on a rope ladder, and see first hand what it's like inside one of those virtually bottomless icy chasms.
- Miraculously, a small grove of Wollemi pines hung on in the deep and humid chasms of the mountains west of Sydney.
- After an hour you reach the top, a shunting yard next to the phosphate mine, and then you trundle back down again through deep romantic chasms and caverns measureless to man.
- The tunnel floor became a bridge over an incredible chasm that was so deep that no bottom could be seen.
- Here, during the rainy season, rapid bubbling rivers flow along the bottom of these chasms.
- Hidden deep within this region's rocky chasms and valleys lie overhangs and stone shelters containing vast galleries of ancient Aboriginal rock paintings.
- Occasionally the path hugged a precipice where updraughts hinted at deep chasms.
- An even more striking feature of the gravity map is the deep chasms, known as fracture zones, that cut across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean basins.
- Up ahead he could see some sort of bridge, crossing a wide and deep chasm.
Synonyms
gorge, abyss, canyon, ravine, gully, gulf, pass, defile, couloir, crevasse, cleft, rift, rent
1. 1.1 A profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc.
  the chasm between rich and poor
  Example sentencesExamples
  The results also highlight a growing chasm between the borough's best and worst performing schools.
  At some point, however, it will become increasingly difficult to bridge the chasm between their faith and their values.
  That shows the chasm between the views being expressed in this country.
  But there is a chasm between how she is perceived in America and here.
  The geneticist obscures the chasm between her hope and the technical options he is offering.
  But this served only to enlarge the social chasm between home owning wealth-holders and families with no assets.
  Far from ameliorating the present social crisis, such plans would only deepen the chasm between rich and poor.
  The burghers of Lucern were rich but, in those days, the chasm between the rich and the poor was enormous.
  What the current row has exposed is the chasm between East and West.
  One year later and the chasm between this side and that side has grown ever wider.
  The security measures sanctioned by the state serve only to widen the chasm between the powerful and powerless.
  It is clear that there is now a greater chasm between teens and adults.
  There was a big chasm between us - we were musical snobs to them and they thought we were elitists.
  This is what, maybe, contributes to the chasm between leaders and followers and the general social decay.
  Such comments underscore the chasm between the response of liberals and of socialists to social inequality.
  The closer war seems to get, the larger the chasm between sides grows.
  The chasm between the wealthy elite and broad layers of the population will only continue to widen under conditions of slump.
  When an individual lies, he does so to bridge or cover over the chasm between his personal interests and accepted social norms.
  Genetic variables and years of experience forge a wide chasm between an average athlete and a top professional.
  The chasm between the editorial side and the technology side is more or less accurately replicated when it comes to the layman.
  Synonyms
  breach, gulf, rift

Origin

Late 16th century (denoting an opening up of the sea or land, as in an earthquake): from Latin chasma, from Greek khasma ‘gaping hollow’.

单词	chasm
释义	Definition of chasm in English: chasm noun ˈkaz(ə)mˈkæzəm 1A deep fissure in the earth's surface. a chasm a mile long figurative he was engulfed in a chasm of despair Example sentencesExamples It had a drawbridge that was not over a moat filled with water, but a chasm that seemed to go to the center of the Earth. The road was uneven, often concealing deep chasms, all too ready to welcome unwary travelers into the darkness of some unseen cavern far below. The philosophers in the first century wrote of gases producing euphoria and of a spring emanating from fissures, or chasms, in the bedrock inside the oracular chamber. All the same, he laughed, but admitted that the gorges, gaps, chasms and rock formations they've seen in the Centre are each so very different. The tunnel floor became a bridge over an incredible chasm that was so deep that no bottom could be seen. After an hour you reach the top, a shunting yard next to the phosphate mine, and then you trundle back down again through deep romantic chasms and caverns measureless to man. An even more striking feature of the gravity map is the deep chasms, known as fracture zones, that cut across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean basins. The extraordinary recent result is the discovery of little gullies on the flanks of lots of the chasms on Mars that seem to be very young and indicate almost certainly the flow of water. The photos from these fly-bys have revealed amazing detail in the structures of craters, grooves, and chasms crossing the frigid surfaces of these little worlds. Hidden deep within this region's rocky chasms and valleys lie overhangs and stone shelters containing vast galleries of ancient Aboriginal rock paintings. Here, during the rainy season, rapid bubbling rivers flow along the bottom of these chasms. Up ahead he could see some sort of bridge, crossing a wide and deep chasm. One of the most romantic places in the whole of the Luberon is the Fontaines de Vaucluses, where water from underground chasms rises dramatically to the surface. Miraculously, a small grove of Wollemi pines hung on in the deep and humid chasms of the mountains west of Sydney. Others had the chance to descend into a crevasse on a rope ladder, and see first hand what it's like inside one of those virtually bottomless icy chasms. Occasionally the path hugged a precipice where updraughts hinted at deep chasms. The plateau is rugged and interspersed with towering mountains and deep chasms. The movie also shows a panoramic view of the mountains, deep chasms and valleys going into oblivion and the sounds of crackling icicles and snowstorms. Synonyms gorge, abyss, canyon, ravine, gully, gulf, pass, defile, couloir, crevasse, cleft, rift, rent pit, void, crater, cavity, hole, opening, gap, fissure, crevice, hollow British dialect chine, bunny Northern English clough, gill, thrutch Scottish cleuch, heugh North American gulch, coulee, flume American Spanish arroyo, barranca, quebrada Indian nullah, khud South African sloot, kloof, donga rare khor 1.1 A profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc. the chasm between rich and poor Example sentencesExamples This is what, maybe, contributes to the chasm between leaders and followers and the general social decay. The security measures sanctioned by the state serve only to widen the chasm between the powerful and powerless. There was a big chasm between us - we were musical snobs to them and they thought we were elitists. When an individual lies, he does so to bridge or cover over the chasm between his personal interests and accepted social norms. The chasm between the wealthy elite and broad layers of the population will only continue to widen under conditions of slump. But there is a chasm between how she is perceived in America and here. It is clear that there is now a greater chasm between teens and adults. Such comments underscore the chasm between the response of liberals and of socialists to social inequality. The results also highlight a growing chasm between the borough's best and worst performing schools. The chasm between the editorial side and the technology side is more or less accurately replicated when it comes to the layman. That shows the chasm between the views being expressed in this country. At some point, however, it will become increasingly difficult to bridge the chasm between their faith and their values. Far from ameliorating the present social crisis, such plans would only deepen the chasm between rich and poor. The geneticist obscures the chasm between her hope and the technical options he is offering. What the current row has exposed is the chasm between East and West. Genetic variables and years of experience forge a wide chasm between an average athlete and a top professional. The closer war seems to get, the larger the chasm between sides grows. The burghers of Lucern were rich but, in those days, the chasm between the rich and the poor was enormous. One year later and the chasm between this side and that side has grown ever wider. But this served only to enlarge the social chasm between home owning wealth-holders and families with no assets. Synonyms breach, gulf, rift division, schism, split, severance, rupture, break, break-up, parting of the ways separation, disunion, estrangement, alienation, difference, dissension, discord, argument, quarrel rare scission Derivatives chasmic adjective ˈkazmɪkˈkæzmɪk rare (of a space or divide) extremely deep or large. a chasmic gap between reader and author Example sentencesExamples Whilst it's wonderful to see bloggers make the chasmic leap across to the print world, it must be remembered that bloggers are primarily armchair commentators rather than well connected investigators. The material gulf between the have-nots and the exponentially burgeoning middle class has turned chasmic. Wells and Forster were of course reflecting on the chasmic class divisions of the society of Edwardian London, then the richest in the world. Origin Late 16th century (denoting an opening up of the sea or land, as in an earthquake): from Latin chasma, from Greek khasma 'gaping hollow'. Rhymes spasm Definition of chasm in US English: chasm nounˈkazəmˈkæzəm 1A deep fissure in the earth, rock, or another surface. Example sentencesExamples The extraordinary recent result is the discovery of little gullies on the flanks of lots of the chasms on Mars that seem to be very young and indicate almost certainly the flow of water. The plateau is rugged and interspersed with towering mountains and deep chasms. All the same, he laughed, but admitted that the gorges, gaps, chasms and rock formations they've seen in the Centre are each so very different. The photos from these fly-bys have revealed amazing detail in the structures of craters, grooves, and chasms crossing the frigid surfaces of these little worlds. The movie also shows a panoramic view of the mountains, deep chasms and valleys going into oblivion and the sounds of crackling icicles and snowstorms. The philosophers in the first century wrote of gases producing euphoria and of a spring emanating from fissures, or chasms, in the bedrock inside the oracular chamber. One of the most romantic places in the whole of the Luberon is the Fontaines de Vaucluses, where water from underground chasms rises dramatically to the surface. The road was uneven, often concealing deep chasms, all too ready to welcome unwary travelers into the darkness of some unseen cavern far below. It had a drawbridge that was not over a moat filled with water, but a chasm that seemed to go to the center of the Earth. Others had the chance to descend into a crevasse on a rope ladder, and see first hand what it's like inside one of those virtually bottomless icy chasms. Miraculously, a small grove of Wollemi pines hung on in the deep and humid chasms of the mountains west of Sydney. After an hour you reach the top, a shunting yard next to the phosphate mine, and then you trundle back down again through deep romantic chasms and caverns measureless to man. The tunnel floor became a bridge over an incredible chasm that was so deep that no bottom could be seen. Here, during the rainy season, rapid bubbling rivers flow along the bottom of these chasms. Hidden deep within this region's rocky chasms and valleys lie overhangs and stone shelters containing vast galleries of ancient Aboriginal rock paintings. Occasionally the path hugged a precipice where updraughts hinted at deep chasms. An even more striking feature of the gravity map is the deep chasms, known as fracture zones, that cut across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean basins. Up ahead he could see some sort of bridge, crossing a wide and deep chasm. Synonyms gorge, abyss, canyon, ravine, gully, gulf, pass, defile, couloir, crevasse, cleft, rift, rent 1.1 A profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc. the chasm between rich and poor Example sentencesExamples The results also highlight a growing chasm between the borough's best and worst performing schools. At some point, however, it will become increasingly difficult to bridge the chasm between their faith and their values. That shows the chasm between the views being expressed in this country. But there is a chasm between how she is perceived in America and here. The geneticist obscures the chasm between her hope and the technical options he is offering. But this served only to enlarge the social chasm between home owning wealth-holders and families with no assets. Far from ameliorating the present social crisis, such plans would only deepen the chasm between rich and poor. The burghers of Lucern were rich but, in those days, the chasm between the rich and the poor was enormous. What the current row has exposed is the chasm between East and West. One year later and the chasm between this side and that side has grown ever wider. The security measures sanctioned by the state serve only to widen the chasm between the powerful and powerless. It is clear that there is now a greater chasm between teens and adults. There was a big chasm between us - we were musical snobs to them and they thought we were elitists. This is what, maybe, contributes to the chasm between leaders and followers and the general social decay. Such comments underscore the chasm between the response of liberals and of socialists to social inequality. The closer war seems to get, the larger the chasm between sides grows. The chasm between the wealthy elite and broad layers of the population will only continue to widen under conditions of slump. When an individual lies, he does so to bridge or cover over the chasm between his personal interests and accepted social norms. Genetic variables and years of experience forge a wide chasm between an average athlete and a top professional. The chasm between the editorial side and the technology side is more or less accurately replicated when it comes to the layman. Synonyms breach, gulf, rift Origin Late 16th century (denoting an opening up of the sea or land, as in an earthquake): from Latin chasma, from Greek khasma ‘gaping hollow’.
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