Metathesis
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /məˈtæ.θə.sɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Metathesis is a noun meaning (phonetics, prosody, rhetoric) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.
Meaning
(phonetics, prosody, rhetoric) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.
More Meanings
- (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.
Word Forms
- metatheses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include closing, olefin, ecthlipsis, apheresis, metatony, anaclasis.
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