anticaos

Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- +‎ caos.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈkaws/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈkaʊ̯s]

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.tiˈkawʃ/

• 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)