Borrowed from Late Latin <span class="searchmatch">metathesis</span>, from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (<span class="searchmatch">metáthesis</span>), from μετά (metá, “among”) + θέσις (thésis, “placement”). (UK) IPA(key):...
quantitative <span class="searchmatch">metathesis</span> (countable and uncountable, plural quantitative metatheses) (prosody) A form of <span class="searchmatch">metathesis</span> or transposition involving quantity...
selfmetathesis From self- + <span class="searchmatch">metathesis</span>. self-<span class="searchmatch">metathesis</span> (countable and uncountable, plural self-metatheses) (organic chemistry) Any <span class="searchmatch">metathesis</span> reaction in which...
English Wikipedia has an article on: olefin <span class="searchmatch">metathesis</span> Wikipedia olefin <span class="searchmatch">metathesis</span> (uncountable) (organic chemistry) A class of organic reaction in which...
and Metathese Borrowed from Late Latin <span class="searchmatch">metathesis</span>, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (<span class="searchmatch">metáthesis</span>). IPA(key): /me.ta.tɛz/ métathèse f (plural...
From Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (<span class="searchmatch">metáthesis</span>). metatese c (singular definite metatesen, plural indefinite metateser) <span class="searchmatch">metathesis</span> “metatese” in Den Danske Ordbog...
hyperthesis (uncountable) (linguistics, phonology) A form of <span class="searchmatch">metathesis</span> in which non-contiguous sounds are switched. Hypernym: <span class="searchmatch">metathesis</span> a form of <span class="searchmatch">metathesis</span>...
(<span class="searchmatch">metáthesis</span>). IPA(key): /metaˈteːzə/ Hyphenation: Me‧ta‧the‧se Metathese f (genitive Metathese, plural Metathesen) <span class="searchmatch">metathesis</span> Synonyms: <span class="searchmatch">Metathesis</span>, Versetzung...
Internationalism (see English <span class="searchmatch">metathesis</span>), ultimately from Late Latin <span class="searchmatch">metathesis</span>. IPA(key): /ˈmetɑˌteːsi/, [ˈme̞t̪ɑ̝ˌt̪e̞ːs̠i] Rhymes: -eːsi Syllabification(key):...
metathetic (not comparable) (linguistics) Exhibiting <span class="searchmatch">metathesis</span>. metathetical...