"metathesis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈtæ.θə.sɪs/ [UK], /məˈtæ.θə.sɪs/ [US], [məˈtʰæ.θə.səs] [US], /mɛˈtæ.θə.sɪs/ [US], [mɛˈtʰæ.θə.sɪs] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-metathesis.wav Forms: metatheses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin metathesis, from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis), from μετά (metá, “among”) + θέσις (thésis, “placement”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|LL.|metathesis}} Borrowed from Late Latin metathesis, {{der|en|grc|μετάθεσις}} Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis), {{af|grc|μετά|θέσις|nocat=1|t1=among|t2=placement}} μετά (metá, “among”) + θέσις (thésis, “placement”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|metatheses}} metathesis (countable and uncountable, plural metatheses)
  1. (phonetics, prosody) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/. Wikidata QID: Q191090 Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Phonetics, Prosody Translations (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word): vendkëmbim [masculine] (Albanian), μετάθεσις (metáthesis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), قَلْب مَكَانِيّ (qalb makāniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), դրափոխություն (drapʻoxutʻyun) (Armenian), yerdəyişmə (Azerbaijani), metatezenn [feminine] (Breton), metàtesi [feminine] (Catalan), metathesis [feminine] (Dutch), metathese [feminine] (Dutch), letteromzetting [feminine] (Dutch), takaheitto (Finnish), metateesi (Finnish), métathèse [feminine] (French), metátese [feminine] (Galician), Metathese [feminine] (German), αντιμετάθεση (antimetáthesi) [feminine] (Greek), hangátvetés (Hungarian), hljóðavíxl [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), stafavíxl [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), metatesi [feminine] (Italian), 音位転換 (on'itenkan) (alt: おんいてんかん) (Japanese), metatesis (Malay), विपर्यय (viparyaya) (Nepali), stafasnúning (Old Norse), metateza [feminine] (Polish), przestawka [feminine] (Polish), metátese [feminine] (Portuguese), metateză [feminine] (Romanian), метате́за (metatɛ́za) [feminine] (Russian), перестано́вка (perestanóvka) (alt: зву́ков и́ли слого́в в слова́х) [feminine] (Russian), eadar-chàradh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), metátesis [feminine] (Spanish), stavelseväxling [common-gender] (Swedish), metates [common-gender] (Swedish), metatesis (Tagalog), trawsosodiad [masculine] (Welsh), pàṣípààrọ̀ (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-metathesis-en-noun-en:Q191090 Categories (other): Terms with Armenian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 21 43 36 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, prosody, sciences Disambiguation of 'the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word': 93 3 4
  2. (inorganic chemistry) The double decomposition of inorganic salts. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Inorganic chemistry Translations (the double decomposition of inorganic salts): metateesi (Finnish), dupla troca [feminine] (Portuguese), metátese [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-metathesis-en-noun-MqSGN~Sx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Nepali translations, Terms with Old Norse translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Terms with Yoruba translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 51 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 51 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 51 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 55 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 25 45 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 21 43 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 13 51 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 49 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 51 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 13 51 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 18 47 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 52 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 11 52 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Nepali translations: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Old Norse translations: 20 47 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 46 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 45 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 52 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 52 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 13 51 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Yoruba translations: 21 45 35 Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'the double decomposition of inorganic salts': 2 86 12
  3. (organic chemistry) The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Translations (the breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped): metateesi (Finnish), metatesis (Malay), metateza [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-metathesis-en-noun-~pE7BTl8 Categories (other): Terms with Armenian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 21 43 36 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'the breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped': 3 10 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: olefin metathesis, quantitative metathesis, self-metathesis Related terms: metathetic, metathesize, spoonerism

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "перестано́вка"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eadar-chàradh"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "metátesis"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "stavelseväxling"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "metates"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word",
      "word": "metatesis"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trawsosodiad"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word",
      "word": "pàṣípààrọ̀"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the double decomposition of inorganic salts",
      "word": "metateesi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the double decomposition of inorganic salts",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dupla troca"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the double decomposition of inorganic salts",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "metátese"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped",
      "word": "metateesi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "the breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped",
      "word": "metatesis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "metateza"
    }
  ],
  "word": "metathesis"
}

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