Metathesis in a sentence

Metathesis meaning

1. The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/.
2. The double decomposition of inorganic salts.
3. The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.

Using Metathesis

• The main meaning on this page is: The transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word, such as in ask as /æks/. | The double decomposition of inorganic salts. | The breaking and reforming of double bonds in olefins in which substituent groups are swapped.
• Useful related words include: linguistic process, double decomposition, double decomposition reaction, chemical reaction.

Context around Metathesis

• Average sentence length in these examples: 15.7 words
• Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
• Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

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Corpus analysis for Metathesis

• In this selection, "metathesis" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 15.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
• Around the word, undergoing, occurs and transposition stand out and add context to how "metathesis" is used.
• Recognizable usage signals include a metathesis occurs in and alb undergoing metathesis within slavic. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
• By corpus frequency, "metathesis" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.