métathèse

See also: Metathese

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin metathesis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /me.ta.tɛz/
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Noun

métathèse f (plural métathèses)

(chemistry) metathesis (the breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped)
(phonology) metathesis
Synonym: interversion

Derived terms

Further reading

“métathèse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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