metathesis
metathesis · metatheses
метатеза, перестановка
Metathese
The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a wordThe transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word.
/məˈtæ.θə.sɪs/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word.
Metathese
метате́заmetatɛ́za, перестано́вкаperestanóvka
a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
(countable, uncountable)The double decomposition of inorganic salts.
(countable, uncountable)The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Late Latin metathesis, from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis), from μετάBorrowed from Late Latin metathesis, from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis), from μετά (metá, “among”) + θέσις (thésis, “placement”).
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Forms
plural: metatheses| Singular | metathesis |
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irregular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB):double decompositiondouble decomposition reaction
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable