metathesis
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /mə.ˈtæ.θə.sɪs/
- (America) IPA: /mə.ˈtæ.θə.sɪs/, [mə.ˈtʰæ.θə.səs], /mɛ.ˈtæ.θə.sɪs/, [mɛ.ˈtʰæ.θə.sɪs]
metathesis
(phonetics, prosody) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/. - Hyponym: hyperthesis
- (inorganic chemistry) The double decomposition of inorganic salts.
- (organic chemistry) The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.
- French: métathèse
- German: Metathese
- Italian: metatesi
- Portuguese: metátese
- Russian: метате́за
- Spanish: metátesis
- Portuguese: dupla troca, metátese
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