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{{LaEn
|lnetxt=chasma chasmatis N N :: chasm/fissure/opening in earth, abyss; supposed meteoric phenomenon
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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>chasma</b>: ătis, n., = [[χάσμα]],<br /><b>I</b> an [[opening]] of the [[earth]], a [[chasm]], [[abyss]], Sen. Q. N. 6, 9, 2; Dig. 4, 4, 11; 50, 15, 4; 18, 6, 10.—<br /><b>II</b> A [[kind]] of [[meteor]]: sunt chasmata, cum aliquod caeli [[spatium]] desedit et flammam [[velut]] dehiscens in abdito ostentat, Sen. Q. N. 1, 14, 1; Plin. 2, 26, 26, § 96; Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 20.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>chasma</b>, ătis, n. ([[χάσμα]]),<br /><b>1</b> gouffre du [[sol]] : tum chasmata aperiuntur Sen. Nat. 6, 9, alors des gouffres s’ouvrent<br /><b>2</b> espèce de météore : Sen. Nat. 1, 14, 1 ; Plin. 2, 96.
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{{Georges
|georg=chasma, atis, n. ([[χάσμα]]), die [[Öffnung]], I) der [[Erde]], der [[Erdfall]], Sen. u. ICt. – II) [[des]] Himmels, eine [[Art]] Meteore, Sen. u. Plin.
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