chimera

[US]/kaɪˈmɪərə/
[UK]/kaɪˈmɪrə/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a fanciful monster composed of parts from different animals; an impossible idea; a fantasy; a delusion.

Example Sentences

Part Ⅴ analyzes the patentability of modern chimeras in terms of the statutory subject matter, novelty, nonobviousness, utility, and disclosure.

The novel portrayed a chimera of human emotions.

The creature in the story was a chimera of different animals.

Her artwork was a chimera of colors and shapes.

The project was a chimera of various ideas and concepts.

The chimera of success and fame drove him to work harder.

The movie was a chimera of genres, blending comedy and drama.

The painting was a chimera of reality and fantasy.

The new product was a chimera of technology and design.

The speech was a chimera of truth and lies.

The garden was a chimera of different flowers and plants.

Real-world Examples

Pagoni VR through its project chimera created the VR experience with Auden's class at Temple University.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

A chimera of storm clouds and plastic rubbish and burning trees.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

So maybe you create this sort of this chimera, right? This hybrid.

Source: This Month's Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American

Of course, at the moment, these buildings seem less like real residential spaces, and rather more like chimeras.

Source: Mysteries of the Universe

He was a chimera in Mike's eyes.

Source: Pan Pan

The chimera's human cells made their way into all four types of tissue, though they were outnumbered in every case.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Human cells in the chimera's epiblast behaved more like those found in human embryos than those found in monkey embryos.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The name comes from Greek mythology, where chimera is an amalgam of three different animals.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

All that I had imagined, all that I believed to be chimeras, all really existed.

Source: Kreutzer Sonata

What Q-bot wants is a human-animal hybrid: a chimera.

Source: Life Noggin

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