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At Cornell, my acting teacher said you cannot be religious and be an artist. I sort of got it, because faith is a comfort and art comes from a lot of places, in a lot of people, from the dark chasm.
Catherine Hicks

Meaning of "chasm" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHASM

From Latin chasma, from Greek khasma; related to Greek khainein to gape.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHASM

chasm  [ˈkæzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHASM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chasm is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHASM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rift

In geology, a rift is a linear zone where the Earth's crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics. Typical rift features are a central linear downfaulted depression, called a graben, or more commonly a half-graben with normal faulting and rift-flank uplifts mainly on one side. Where rifts remain above sea level they form a rift valley, which may be filled by water forming a rift lake. The axis of the rift area may contain volcanic rocks, and active volcanism is a part of many, but not all active rift systems. Major rifts occur along the central axis of most mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust and lithosphere is created along a divergent boundary between two tectonic plates. Failed rifts are the result of continental rifting that failed to continue to the point of break-up. Typically the transition from rifting to spreading develops at a triple junction where three converging rifts meet over a hotspot. Two of these evolve to the point of seafloor spreading, while the third ultimately fails, becoming an aulacogen.

Definition of chasm in the English dictionary

The first definition of chasm in the dictionary is a deep cleft in the ground; abyss. Other definition of chasm is a break in continuity; gap. Chasm is also a wide difference in interests, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHASM


blepharospasm
ˈblɛfərəʊˌspæzəm
bronchospasm
ˈbrɒŋkəʊˌspæzəm
chiasm
ˈkaɪæzəm
cytoplasm
ˈsaɪtəʊˌplæzəm
ectoplasm
ˈɛktəʊˌplæzəm
enthusiasm
ɪnˈθjuːzɪˌæzəm
fantasm
ˈfæntæzəm
iconoclasm
aɪˈkɒnəˌklæzəm
isochasm
ˈaɪsəˌkæzəm
laryngospasm
ləˈrɪŋɡəʊˌspæzəm
neoplasm
ˈniːəʊˌplæzəm
nucleoplasm
ˈnjuːklɪəˌplæzəm
orgasm
ˈɔːɡæzəm
periplasm
ˈperɪˌplæzəm
phantasm
ˈfæntæzəm
plasm
ˈplæzəm
pleonasm
ˈpliːəˌnæzəm
sarcasm
ˈsɑːkæzəm
spasm
ˈspæzəm
vasospasm
ˈveɪzəʊˌspæzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHASM

chase
chase the dragon
chaseable
chaseport
chaser
Chasid
Chasidic
Chasidim
Chasidism
chasmal
chasmic
chasmogamic
chasmogamous
chasmogamy
chasmy
chassepot
chasseur

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHASM

alloplasm
archiplasm
archoplasm
autoschediasm
axoplasm
bioplasm
cataclasm
cataplasm
chiliasm
deuteroplasm
endoplasm
germ plasm
idioplasm
nerdgasm
overenthusiasm
plateasm
sarcoplasm
somatoplasm
trophoplasm
wasm

Synonyms and antonyms of chasm in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CHASM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «chasm» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of chasm
abyss · alienation · breach · cavity · cleft · crack · crater · crevasse · division · fissure · gap · gorge · gulf · hiatus · hollow · opening · ravine · rent · rift · split · void

Translation of «chasm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHASM

Find out the translation of chasm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chasm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chasm» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 大裂口
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abismo
570 millions of speakers

English

chasm
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खाई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пропасть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফাটল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gouffre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jurang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kluft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

裂け目
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깊게 갈라진 틈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jurang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hang sâu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிளவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uçurum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

burrone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przepaść
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прірву
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prăpastie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χάσμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kloof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klyfta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kløft
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chasm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHASM»

The term «chasm» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.820 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHASM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chasm

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10 QUOTES WITH «CHASM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word chasm.
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Reza Aslan
The more I started studying the historical Jesus, the man who lived 2,000 years ago... the more I started to realize that there was this chasm between the historical Jesus and the Jesus that I had been taught about in church.
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Johnny Cash
How well I have learned that there is no fence to sit on between heaven and hell. There is a deep, wide gulf, a chasm, and in that chasm is no place for any man.
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David Lloyd George
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
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David Lloyd George
The most dangerous thing in the world is to try to leap a chasm in two jumps.
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Nancy Gibbs
I have two daughters: One an open book, one a locked box. So the question of privacy is a challenging one. How much do kids need? How much should we give? How do we prepare them to live in a world where the very notion of privacy opens a generational chasm?
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Catherine Hicks
At Cornell, my acting teacher said you cannot be religious and be an artist. I sort of got it, because faith is a comfort and art comes from a lot of places, in a lot of people, from the dark chasm.
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Jim Jeffords
This Bush administration has a growing credibility gap, maybe even a credibility chasm, on environmental policy. The President has lost the trust of the American people when it comes to the environment.
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Natasha Leggero
The chasm between rich and poor is becoming larger, and I think it's interesting terrain to talk about and expose.
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Karl Liebknecht
Long live the liberation of the workers off all countries from the infernal chasm of war, exploitation and slavery!
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Robert Sheehan
What's lovely about what I do for a living is the vast chasm of variety that constantly just comes at you from all angles.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHASM»

Discover the use of chasm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chasm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling Disruptive ...
Here is the bestselling guide that created a new game plan for marketing in high-tech industries. Crossing the Chasm has become the bible for bringing cutting-edge products to progressively larger markets.
Geoffrey A. Moore, 2002
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Chasm
This book has been previously published and has been revised and expanded from its original release.
Stephen Laws, 2013
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Chasm City
Tanner's pursuit of Reivich takes him across light-years of space to Chasm City.
Alastair Reynolds, 2009
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Chasm: Someone Took My Mind for a Walk
The chronicle of the life of a stroke sufferer, contrasting periods of clinical depression with sudden flights into humour. The proceeds will be donated to the Stroke Association.
Robert Turner, 1999
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Chasm
This super-secret program is Operation CHASM. CHASM gets out of hand as war criminals go on a rampage of arson and murder across the U.S. Mike Gallatin's young daughter is almost killed.
James Bruno, 2006
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Crossing the Quality Chasm:: A New Health System for the ...
This book recommends a sweeping redesign of the American health care system and provides overarching principles for specific direction for policymakers, health care leaders, clinicians, regulators, purchasers, and others.
Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Institute of Medicine, 2001
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Purgatory Chasm: A Mystery
" --Michael Koryta, award-winning author of The Silent Hour and The Cypress House “Ulfelder’s voice makes the tale as powerful and true as rocketing down the back straight at Martinsville Speedway.
Steve Ulfelder, 2011
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Closing the Chasm: Letters From a Bipolar Physician to His Son
Excellent reading for anyone interested in a fascinating biography this book also serves as an open look into manic-depressive illness for persons with similar struggles or the loved ones of a mentally ill person.
Benjamin Diven, 2009
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1st Annual Crossing the Quality Chasm Summit:: A Focus on ...
In January 2004, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) hosted the 1st Annual Crossing the Quality Chasm Summit, convening a group of national and community health care leaders to pool their knowledge and resources with regard to strategies for ...
Committee on the Crossing the Quality Chasm: Next Steps Toward a New Health Care System, Janet M. Corrigan, Karen Adams, 2004
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Chasm: A Novel Based on a True Story from the Civil War
Here the fighting was up-close and personal. Torn from a little-known page in history, Chasm tells the story of four families shattered by war: the Pritchards, Moores, Coffeys, and above all, the Blalocks.
Elaine Evain, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHASM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chasm is used in the context of the following news items.
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After Firing Popular Employee, Reddit Faces Widening Chasm
Redditor testimony hails Taylor as not only the linchpin to the success of the site's biggest forum, but the bridge over a slowly widening chasm ... «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»
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Hillary Clinton on Her 'Last Rodeo'
On income inequality and immigration reform, there is a yawning chasm between Republicans and Democrats, especially in Iowa. A recent ... «National Journal, Jul 15»
3
Tom DeLonge Details New Novel 'Poet Anderson... Of Nightmares'
Per a statement, the novel is set in "an unknown world where dreams meet reality and the chasm between the two sometimes disappears. «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
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“Faith-based arguments that deal with climate change are a …
I grew up in Canada, and not only did I grew up in Canada, where the whole science/faith chasm is not nearly as deep or as wide or as ... «Salon, Jul 15»
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Software-Defined Storage: Chasm Crossing or Tipping Point?
For more than 20 years, Geoffrey Moore's Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers has been ... «Data Center Knowledge, Jul 15»
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Highlining world record holder Nathan Paulin walks across chasm
There's no margin for error as this incredibly cool highline walker balances precariously on a line just barely more than an inch wide ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Hinduism's Growing Chasm With Liberal Values
Hinduism's Growing Chasm With Liberal Values. One can't predict how a religion will behave by simply consulting its core texts. Shikha Dalmia ... «Reason, Jul 15»
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The calorie chasm
Restaurant diners take in more saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium than those who prepareand eat the same meals at home, a new study ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
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Bridging the chasm between business And IT
A chasm exists between the IT layer and business layer, when looked at from a bottom-up perspective. Let's say someone hacked into your ... «ITProPortal, Jul 15»
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Crossing the Chasm of Container Adoption in Production
Only 38% of IT professionals use containers in production environments, according to a recent survey. ClusterHQ, which ran the survey of the ... «InfoQ.com, Jul 15»

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