metathesis

/məˈtæθəsəs/

Definitions of metathesis

1. noun

   a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
   type of:

   linguistic process

   a process involved in human language
2. noun

   a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
   synonyms: double decomposition, double decomposition reaction

   types:

   double replacement reaction

   a chemical reaction between two compounds where the positive ion of one compound is exchanged with the positive ion of another compound

   type of:

   chemical reaction, reaction

   (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others