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/
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 le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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