noun🔗ShareA figure of speech whereby something is made to seem smaller or less important than it actually is; understatement.""Saying that losing your job was 'a bit of a setback' is a clear example of meiosis." "languageliteraturelinguisticswritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCell division of a diploid cell into four haploid cells, which develop to produce gametes."During sexual reproduction, meiosis ensures that each sperm or egg cell contains only half the number of chromosomes needed to form a complete organism. "biologysexorganismanatomymedicinescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
