n. 1 a deep fissure or opening in the earth, rock, etc. 2 a wide difference of feeling, interests, etc.; a gulf. 3 archaic a hiatus. chasmic adj.
[ L chasma f. Gk khasma gaping hollow ]
n. 1 a deep fissure or opening in the earth, rock, etc. 2 a wide difference of feeling, interests, etc.; a gulf. 3 archaic a hiatus. chasmic adj.
[ L chasma f. Gk khasma gaping hollow ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012