English Explanatory Dictionary

transmutation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Change, alteration.
  2. The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation.
  3. The supposed transformation of one element into another, especially of a base metal into gold.
  4. The actual transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction.

Pronunciation

/tɹanzmjuːˈteɪʃn̩/

Word forms

transmutation transmutations

Etymology

Late 14th century, from Old French transmutacion (“transformation, metamorphosis”), from Late Latin transmutationem, from Latin transmutare (“to change”).

Synonyms

mutation permutation transfiguration alteration change deviation modification transformation transition transmutation variation development metamorphosis conversion transfigurement transmogrification sea change

Related words

nuclear fission nuclear fusion nucleosynthesis

Translations

Georgian: გარდაქმნა Hindi: तत्वांतरण Japanese: 変成 Persian: استحاله Portuguese: transmutação
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