ALL meanings of metathesis
me·tath·e·sis
M m - noun metathesis The transposition of sounds or letters in a word. 1
- noun plural metathesis the transposition of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word, as in the pronunciation [kuhmf-ter-buh l] /ˈkʌmf tər bəl/ (Show IPA) for comfortable or [aks] /æks/ (Show IPA) for ask. 1
- noun plural metathesis Chemistry. double decomposition. 1
- noun metathesis the transposition of two sounds or letters in a word 0
- noun metathesis transposition or interchange 0
- noun metathesis the transposition of sounds in a word or between words 0
- noun metathesis the interchange of elements or radicals between compounds, as when two compounds react with each other to form two new compounds 0