metamerism

me·tam·er·ism

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [muh-tam-uh-riz-uh m]
- /məˈtæm əˌrɪz əm/
- /mɪ.ˈtæ.mə.rɪzm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muh-tam-uh-riz-uh m]
- /məˈtæm əˌrɪz əm/

Definitions of metamerism word

noun metamerism Zoology. division into metameres, the developmental process of somite formation. existence in a metameric state. 1
noun metamerism Chemistry. isomerism resulting from the attachment of different groups to the same atom, as C 2 H 5 NHC 2 H 5 and CH 3 NHC 3 H 7 . 1
noun metamerism the division of an animal into similar segments (metameres). In many vertebrates it is confined to the embryonic nervous and muscular systems 0
noun metamerism a type of isomerism in which molecular structures differ by the attachment of different groups to the same atom, as in CH3OC3H7 and C2H5OC2H5 0
noun metamerism the type of isomerism in which chemical compounds have identical proportions of the same elements and the same molecular weight, but have radicals differing in type or position, with resulting differences in chemical properties 0
noun metamerism the condition of being made up of metameres 0

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Origin of metamerism

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50; (in def 1) metamere + -ism; (in def 2) meta- + (iso)merism

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Parts of speech for Metamerism

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metamerism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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