metathesis

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.
2. (countable, uncountable) The double decomposition of inorganic salts.
3. (countable, uncountable) The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.

Concepts

métathèse

Synonymes

transposition

double decomposition

displacement

permutation

double decomposition reaction

substitution

trans

transfer

translocation

transmutation

aubstitute

relegation

replace

replacement

substitute

Traductions

metatesi

metátesis

metàtesi

Metathese

metathesis

metathese

çift dekompozisyon

şartların tersine dönmesi

قلب مكاني

harf ve seslerin yer değiştirmesi

Metathesis

μετάθεση

metastasi

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/mə.ˈtæ.θə.sɪs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Late Latin metathesis, from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis), from μετά (metá, “among”) + θέσις (thésis, “placement”).