Transmutation
[trænzmjuː'teɪʃ(ə)n;trɑːnz-;-ns-] or [,trænsmjʊ'teʃ
解释:
(noun.) an act that changes the form or character or substance of something.
(noun.) (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment); 'the transmutation of base metals into gold proved to be impossible'.
艾德丽安录入--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as, the transmutation of metals.
(n.) The change or reduction of one figure or body into another of the same area or solidity, but of a different form, as of a triangle into a square.
(n.) The change of one species into another, which is assumed to take place in any development theory of life; transformism.
录入:萨姆纳
同义词及近义词:
n. Transformation, metamorphosis, transfiguration.
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例句:
- To reverse the process of the transformation and produce radium from the base metal lead would be an achievement greater than the vaunted transmutations of the alchemists. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- They even sought for a substance that might effect all transmutations, and be for mankind a cur e for all ailments, even that of growing old. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- Mercury was supposed to play an important part in me tal transmutations. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
校对:帕蒂