χι-ασμός,ὁ,
A. placing crosswise, diagonal arrangement,esp. of the clauses of a period, so that the1stcorresponds with the 4t h, and the2ndwith the3rd, Hermog. Inv. 4.3 ;κατὰ χιασμόνSch. Isoc. 12.47 .
2. cruciform incision,
Antyll. ap. Orib. 44.20.32 (-εσμόςcodd., and so of a noose, Heraclas ap. eund. 48.9.2 ; of a bandage, Heliod. ap. eund. 48.65 tit.).
3. decussation,
σκιῶν
Cleom. 1.9
, cf. Nicom. Ar. 1.19 (pl.); of nerves, Aret. SD 1.7 .
4. cancellationof a document, PMasp. 151.292
(vi A. D.).