ANAPTYXIS


Meaning of ANAPTYXIS in English

— anaptyctic /an'euhp tik"tik, an'ap-/ , anaptyctical , adj.

/an'euhp tik"sis, an'ap-/ , n. , pl. anaptyxes /-tik"seez/ .

epenthesis of a vowel.

[ 1880-85; anaptyk- (s. of anaptýssein to unfold, equiv. to ana- ANA- + ptýssein to fold) + -sis -SIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .