Dictionary Definition
metathesis
Noun
1 a linguistic process of transposition of sounds
or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
2 a chemical reaction between two compounds in
which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds
(AB+CD=AD+CB) [syn: double
decomposition,
double decomposition reaction] [also: metatheses (pl)]
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English
Etymology
From , from metathesis.Noun
- the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/
- the double decomposition of inorganic salts
- the breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped
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Translations
the transportation of letters, syllables or
sounds within a word
the breaking and reforming of double bonds in
olefins in which substituent groups are swapped
- Bosnian: metateza
- Croatian: metateza
- French: métathèse
- Icelandic: gagnkvæm efnahópaskipti við efnahvörf n p, gagnkvæm frumeindaskipti við efnahvörf n p
- Italian: metatesi
- Serbian:
Extensive Definition
Metathesis may refer to the following:
- Metathesis
(linguistics), in phonology, a sound change that alters the
order of phonemes in a word
- Quantitative metathesis, a situation in which two vowel sounds follow directly one after the other and a transposition of vowel length takes place
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Metathesis reaction (chemistry), in chemistry, a bimolecular
process involving the exchange of bonds between the two reacting
chemical species
- Olefin metathesis, an organic reaction which involves redistribution of olefinic (alkene) bonds
metathesis in German: Metathese
metathesis in French: Métathèse
metathesis in Indonesian: Metatesis
metathesis in Dutch: Metathese
metathesis in Japanese: メタセシス
metathesis in Kölsch: Mëttateeß (Watt ėßß
datt?)