metathesis

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for metathesis

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metathesis : අක්ෂර විපර්යාසය

metathesis : වර්ණ විපර්යාසය

metathesis : වණ පෙරළිය

metathesis : පිලිපෙරලි

metathesis : වණපෙරළිය

metathesis : හුවමාරුව

metathesis definition

Noun.

  1. Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a word; as, pistris for pristis; meagre for meager.
  2. A mere change in place of a morbid substance, without removal from the body.
  3. The act, process, or result of exchange, substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals; thus, by metathesis an acid gives up all or part of its hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or base, and forms a salt.