anacampsis

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀνάκαμψις (anákampsis). By surface analysis, ana- (“back, again”) +‎ -campsis (“bend, curve”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌænəˈkæmpsɪs/ === Noun === anacampsis (uncountable) (rhetoric, rare) A figure of speech in which the speaker returns to the original subject after a digression. (archaic, obsolete) Reflection (of light or sound). === References === "anacampsis, n." in Oxford English Dictionary. "Anacamp'sis" in The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medical Terms.