sea change
A profound transformationA profound transformation; a metamorphosis.
» Composite materials represent a sea change in the aerospace industry.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A profound transformation; a metamorphosis.
Public opinion has undergone a sea change since the 2002 elections.
Gezeitenwechsel
по́лная трансформа́цияpólnaja transformácija, по́лное измене́ниеpólnoje izmenénije
a profound transformation
Examples
3 sentencesComposite materials represent a sea change in the aerospace industry.
The lava flow has already reached the sea and is changing the contours of the coastline.
The sea that we see dancing there along the clear bays has silver reflections ... the sea ... reflections changing in the rain ...
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Act I, scene ii, of The Tempest (1610–1611) by the English playwright William ShakespFrom Act I, scene ii, of The Tempest (1610–1611) by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564–1616), spelling modernized: “Full fathom five thy father lies, / Of his bones are coral made: / Those are pearls that were his eyes, / Nothing of him that doth fade, / But doth suffer a sea-change / Into something rich and strange”. The passage refers to how a drowned man’s body lying on the sea bed had been transformed by the sea.
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Forms
plural: sea changes| Singular | sea change |
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