metathesis

IPA(Pronunciation)

/mə.ˈtæ.θə.sɪs/

Noun

countable uncountable

(phonetics, prosody) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/. / (inorganic chemistry) The double decomposition of inorganic salts.

Japanese Meaning

（音声学・韻律学）単語内の文字、音節、音の順序が入れ替わる現象（例：askが/æks/となる現象） / （無機化学）無機塩の二重分解反応

What is this buttons?

In historical linguistics, metathesis explains why words like 'ask' sometimes appear as 'aks' in certain dialects.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

歴史言語学では、語内での文字・音節・音の入れ替え（音の転置）が、「ask」のような単語が特定の方言でしばしば「aks」と現れる理由を説明します。

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Sense（1）

(phonetics, prosody) The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.

Sense（2）

(inorganic chemistry) The double decomposition of inorganic salts.

Sense（3）

(organic chemistry) The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.

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