meiosis

noun

1. (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)

Similar word(s): miosis

Definition categories: process

2. understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)

Similar word(s): litotes

Definition categories: communication, understatement