Metathesis
WordNet
noun
(1) A chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)
(2) A linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from .
Noun
- 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