metathesis

A noun referring to a process of transposition or exchange, used in linguistics for the rearrangement of sounds or syllables within a word, and in chemistry for a reaction where parts of two compounds are swapped to form new compounds.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa o processo de troca ou transposição, usado na linguística para a troca de sons ou sílabas dentro de uma palavra e, na química, para uma reação em que partes de dois compostos se trocam formando novos compostos.

1. Linguistic transposition C2 formal

   The transposition of sounds, syllables, or letters within a word, or words within a sentence.

   • The word 'ask' was historically pronounced 'aks' due to metathesis.
   • Metathesis is common in many languages, such as in the Spanish word 'palabra' from Latin 'parabola'.
   • In English, 'comfortable' is often pronounced 'comfterble' because of metathesis.

   🇵🇹Metátese

   Sinônimos: interchangepermutationreversalshifttransposition

2. Chemical reaction C2 formal scientific

   A chemical reaction between two compounds where parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB + CD = AD + CB).

   • The reaction between silver nitrate and sodium chloride is a classic example of metathesis.
   • Metathesis reactions are fundamental in organic chemistry for creating new carbon-carbon bonds.
   • The chemist studied the metathesis process to synthesize a new polymer.

   🇵🇹Metátese

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