metathesis
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin metathesis, from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis), from μετά (metá, “among”) + θέσις (thésis, “placement”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /mə.ˈtæ.θə.sɪs/
- (US) IPA(key): /mə.ˈtæ.θə.sɪs/, [mə.ˈtʰæ.θə.səs], /mɛ.ˈtæ.θə.sɪs/, [mɛ.ˈtʰæ.θə.sɪs]
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Noun edit
metathesis (countable and uncountable, plural metatheses)
- (phonetics, prosody) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.
- Hyponym: hyperthesis
- (inorganic chemistry) The double decomposition of inorganic salts.
- (organic chemistry) The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.
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Translations edit
the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word
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the breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- metathesis (linguistics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia