antiperístase

See also: antiperistase

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin antiperistasis, from Ancient Greek ἀντιπερίστασις (antiperístasis).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.peˈɾis.ta.zi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.peˈɾiʃ.ta.zi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.peˈɾis.ta.ze/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.pɨˈɾiʃ.tɐ.zɨ/

Noun

antiperístase f (plural antiperístases)

(philosophy) antiperistasis (the heightening of the force of an opposing process)

Further reading

“antiperístase”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026