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chi

1

[ kahy ]

noun

, plural chis.
  1. the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
  2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.


chi

2

[ chee ]

noun

, Wade-Giles.

Chi

3

[ chahy ]

noun

Ch'i

4

[ chyee ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. sometimes capital (in Oriental medicine, martial arts, etc) vital energy believed to circulate round the body in currents


chi

2

/ kaɪ /

noun

  1. 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

From Greek

Origin of chi2

By shortening

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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.

In the native words “x” should be given the sound of the Greek χ.

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.

The symbol χ expresses the energy of unit of mass of the liquid at a depth ν within the bounding surface.

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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