mutation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Any alteration or change.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material.
3. (countable, uncountable) A mutant.
4. (countable, uncountable) An alteration in a particular sound of a word, especially the initial consonant, which is triggered by the word's morphological or syntactic context and not by its phonological context.
5. (countable, uncountable) The transfer of title of an asset in a register.
6. (collective, countable, noun, rare, uncountable) A group of thrushes.

Synonyms

change

variation

alteration

mutant

transmutation

modification

transition

freak

transformation

sport

chromosomal mutation

shift

saltation

hybrid

metamorphosis

exception

variant

vicissitude

genetic mutation

novelty

permutation

accident

muton

alternation

amendment

commutation

deviation

difference

discontinuity

flux

monster

mutagenesis

mutate

strain

switch

transfiguration

transposition

turning

turnover

umlaut

variety

eccentric personality

varietysport

Translations

mutation

mutación

mutazione

Mutation

mutação

mutació

mutatie

mutasyon

Änderung

طفرة

Veränderung

changement

Umwandlung

Mutationsprodukt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mjuˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: mutacioun

In summary

Late 14th century as Middle English mutacioun, from Latin mūtātiō, both directly and via Old French mutacion.