Noun: metathesis (metatheses) mu'ta-thi-sis
- A linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
"The word 'ask' is often pronounced 'aks' due to metathesis"
- A chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
"The reaction between silver nitrate and sodium chloride is an example of metathesis";
- double decomposition, double decomposition reaction
Derived forms: metatheses
Type of: chemical reaction, linguistic process, reaction
Encyclopedia: Metathesis