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metachromatism

met·a·chro·ma·tism
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [met-uh-kroh-muh-tiz-uh m]
    • /ˌmɛt əˈkroʊ məˌtɪz əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [met-uh-kroh-muh-tiz-uh m]
    • /ˌmɛt əˈkroʊ məˌtɪz əm/

Definitions of metachromatism word

  • noun metachromatism change of color, especially that due to variation in the temperature of a body. 1
  • noun metachromatism a change in colour, esp when caused by a change in temperature 0
  • noun metachromatism a change of color, esp. as a result of a change in temperature 0
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Origin of metachromatism

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; meta- + chromat- + -ism

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Parts of speech for Metachromatism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Metachromatism

metachromatism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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