metathesis
(noun) a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
metathesis (countable and uncountable, plural metatheses)
(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.
• thematises
Source: Wiktionary
Me*tath"e*sis, n.; pl. Metatheses (. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. meta`thesis, fr. metatithe`nai to place differently, to transpose; meta` beyond, over + tithe`nai to place, set. See Thesis.]
1. (Gram.)
Definition: Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a word; as, pistris for pristis; meagre for meager.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A mere change in place of a morbid substance, without removal from the body.
3. (Chem.)
Definition: The act, process, or result of exchange, substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals; thus, by metathesis an acid gives up all or part of its hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or base, and forms a salt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
