Transmutation
[trænzmjuː'teɪʃ(ə)n;trɑːnz-;-ns-] or [,trænsmjʊ'teʃ
Definition
(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'.
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Definition
(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.
Checker: Sumner
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Transformation, metamorphosis, transfiguration.
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Examples
- 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. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- 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. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Mercury was supposed to play an important part in me tal transmutations. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
Checker: Patty