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View synonyms for chi
chi
1[ kahy ]
noun
, plural chis.
- the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- the consonant sound represented by this letter.
chi
2[ chee ]
noun
, Wade-Giles.
Chi
3[ chahy ]
noun
Ch'i
4[ chyee ]
noun
- one of two dynasties that ruled in China a.d. 479–502 and, as the Northern Ch'i, a.d. 550–77.
chi
1/ tʃiː /
noun
- sometimes capital (in Oriental medicine, martial arts, etc) vital energy believed to circulate round the body in currents
chi
2/ kaɪ /
noun
- the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet (Χ, χ), a consonant, transliterated as ch or rarely kh
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chi1
Chinese, literally: energy
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Example Sentences
The quantity Ω/χ which appears in many hydraulic equations is called the hydraulic mean radius of the pipe.
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In the native words “x” should be given the sound of the Greek χ.
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Thus the Romans, when they would express the sound of the Greek θ and of χ, for want of suitable characters, wrote th and ch.
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The symbol χ expresses the energy of unit of mass of the liquid at a depth ν within the bounding surface.
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Both ρ and χ are functions of z, the value of which remains the same when z − c is substituted for z.
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