métathèse
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Late Latin metathesis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μετάθεσις (metáthesis).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “métathèse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.