metathesis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /məˈtæ.θə.sɪs/ (UK)
- [mɛˈtʰæ.θə.sɪs] (US)
- [məˈtʰæ.θə.səs] (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /mɛˈtæ.θə.sɪs/ (US)
- /məˈtæ.θə.sɪs/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin metathesis, from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis), from μετά (metá, “among”) + θέσις (thésis, “placement”).
Meanings
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word.
- (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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| metatheses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
quantitative metathesis · antimetathesis · olefin metathesis · self-metathesis · crossmetathesis
Descendants
Relateds
metathesize · spoonerism · metathetic
Translations (53)
nl metathese (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · nl letteromzetting (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · hsb metateza (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · de Metathese (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · is hljóðavíxl (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · ro metateză (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · pt metátese (the double decomposition of inorganic salts) · ar قَلْب مَكَانِيّ (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · hu hangátvetés (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · cmn 音位變換 /音位变换 (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · ms metatesis (the breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped) · tl metatesis (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · ca metàtesi (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · br metatezenn (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · it metatesi (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · bg метате́за (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · hy դրափոխություն (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · sv stavelseväxling (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · es metátesis (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · fi metateesi (the breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped) · ne विपर्यय (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · fi metateesi (the double decomposition of inorganic salts) · ja 音位転換 (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · gl metátese (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · tr göçüşme (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · fi takaheitto (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · az yerdəyişmə (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · pl przestawka (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · da lydombytning (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · sv metates (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · cy trawsosodiad (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · ms metatesis (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · fi metateesi (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · pl metateza (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · ru перестано́вка (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · is stafavíxl (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · nl metathesis (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · fr métathèse (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · tr metatez (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · gd eadar-chàradh (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · non stafasnúning (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · pl metateza (the breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped) · sq vendkëmbim (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · pt metátese (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · ru метате́за (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · lv metatēze (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · yo pàṣípààrọ̀ (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · el αντιμετάθεση (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · pt dupla troca (the double decomposition of inorganic salts) · grc μετάθεσις (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · da metatese (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · mhr метатезе (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word) · mhr вервашталтыш (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word)