kīˈazməs noun
( plural chias·mi -ˌmī)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chiasmos, from chiazein to mark with a chi
: the inversion of the order of syntactical elements in the second of two juxtaposed and syntactically parallel phrases or clauses (as a superman in physique but in intellect a fool ) ; also : an instance of this
• chi·as·tic (ˈ)kī|astik adjective