meiosis
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معنی فارسی
اثبات چيزي با نفي متضاد آن ،
ملايم سازي از راه طعنه
معنی کامل و مثالها
/mi ō´sis/n.
● (زیست شناسی)
● کاستمان، میوز، تقسیم کاهشی
● رجوع شود به: litotes
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the Greek 'meiōsis' meaning 'diminution'.
مثال
- Meiosis is essential for sexual reproduction in eukaryotes.
- During meiosis, the chromosome number is halved.
- Meiosis results in genetically diverse offspring.
ترکیبهای رایج
Cellular meiosis Genetic diversity through meiosis Errors in meiosis
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- (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)
- 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”