A linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence.

Roget 218: inversion, eversion, subversion, reversion, retroversion, introversion; contraposition etc. 237^†; contrariety etc. 14; reversal; turn of the tide.    overturn; somersault, somerset; summerset^†; culbute^†; revulsion; pirouette.    transposition, transposal^†, anastrophy^†, metastasis, hyperbaton^†, anastrophe^†, hysteron proteron [Gr.], hypallage^†, synchysis^†, tmesis^†, parenthesis; metathesis; palindrome.    pronation and supination [Anat.].    ... show more

Roget 270: transfer, transference; translocation, elocation^†; displacement; metastasis, metathesis; removal; remotion^†, amotion^†; relegation; deportation, asportation^†; extradition, conveyance, draft, carrying, carriage; convection, conduction, contagion; transfer etc. (of property) 783.    transit, transition; passage, ferry, gestation; portage, porterage^†, carting, cartage; shoveling etc. v.; vection^†, vecture^†, vectitation^†; shipment, freight, wafture^†; transmission, transport, transportation, importation, exportation, transumption^†, transplantation, translation; shifting, dodging; dispersion etc. 73; transposition etc. (interchange) 148; traction etc. 285.    [Thing transferred] drift.    ... show more

Dutch: letteromzetting, letterverwisseling, metathese, metathesis
Polish: przestawka, metateza

A chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB).

synonyms: double decomposition, double decomposition reaction.