anticaos

Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- +‎ caos.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈkaws/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈkaʊ̯s]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈkawʃ/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈkaʊ̯ʃ]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -aws, (Portugal) -awʃ

Noun

anticaos m (uncountable)

  1. (chaos theory, evolutionary theory) antichaos (a phenomenon whereby disordered systems can spontaneously crystallise into a high degree of order)