Definitions for metathesis

metathesis me·tath·e·sis

Spelling: [muh-tath-uh-sis]
IPA: /məˈtæθ ə sɪs/

Metathesis is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 488 anagrams from letters in metathesis (aeehimsstt).

Definitions for metathesis

noun

  1. the transposition of letters, syllables, or sounds in a word, as in the pronunciation [kuhmf-ter-buh l] /ˈkʌmf tər bəl/ (Show IPA) for comfortable or [aks] /æks/ (Show IPA) for ask.
  2. Chemistry. double decomposition.

Origin of metathesis

1600-10; Late Latin: transposition of letters of a word Greek metáthesis transposition. See meta-, thesis

Examples for metathesis

But I rather think it is a metathesis of cross with a paragogic t, or of crossed.

Three of the most important of these are assimilation, dissimilation, and metathesis.

metathesis of r is seen in undren 205, in loruerde 103 the scribe has added r by anticipation.

It seems probable that the word asp in river-names is formed by metathesis from the word aps, p. 27, form 5.

metathesis of r is seen in wernches 5, wrahhte 74, eauraskes 97 (forsc).

Its oldest form, anelas, is a metathesis of the common Old Fr.

M (mutare, metathesis) means 'transpose the premises' (as of Camestres).

metathesis, or the transposition of sound, chiefly affects l and r, especially the latter.

The metathesis may be due to association with the name Tankard (Tancred).

metathesis of r is seen in unwerste 134; rr is simplified in for 328.

Word Value for metathesis
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