Borrowed fromLate Latinmetathesis, fromAncient Greekμετάθεσις(metáthesis), fromμετά(metá,“among”) +θέσις(thésis,“placement”).
- (UK)IPA(key): /məˈtæ.θə.sɪs/
- (US)IPA(key): /məˈtæ.θə.sɪs/,[məˈtʰæ.θə.səs],/mɛˈtæ.θə.sɪs/,[mɛˈtʰæ.θə.sɪs]
metathesis (countable anduncountable,pluralmetatheses)
- (phonetics, prosody) Thetransposition ofletters,syllables orsounds within aword, such as inask as/æks/.
- Hyponym:hyperthesis
- (inorganic chemistry) Thedouble decomposition ofinorganicsalts.
- (organic chemistry) Thebreaking andreforming ofdouble bonds inolefins in whichsubstituentgroups areswapped.
the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word
the double decomposition of inorganic salts
the breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped
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