HyperDic: metathesis

English > 2 senses of the word metathesis:
NOUNprocessmetathesisa linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
processmetathesis, double decomposition, double decomposition reactiona chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
English > metathesis: 2 senses > noun 1, process
MeaningA linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence.
Broaderlinguistic processA process involved in human language
Spanishmetátesis
Catalanmetàtesi
English > metathesis: 2 senses > noun 2, process
MeaningA chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB).
Synonymsdouble decomposition, double decomposition reaction
Narrowerdouble replacement reactionA chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound
Broaderchemical reaction, reaction(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
Spanishmetátesis
Catalanmetàtesi

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