Engelsk substantiv: transmutation |
1. | transmutation (om handling) an act that changes the form or character or substance of something |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | transubstantiation |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | conversion |
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2. | transmutation (om begivenhet) a qualitative change |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | shift, transformation |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | alteration, change, modification |
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| Mere spesifikke uttrykk | advance, betterment, changeover, conversion, degeneration, improvement, population shift, pyrolysis, retrogression, sea change, strengthening, sublimation, tin disease, tin pest, tin plague, transition, weakening |
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3. | transmutation (om begivenhet) (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment) |
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| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The transmutation of base metals into gold proved to be impossible.
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | alteration, change, modification |
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| Overordnet kategori | natural philosophy, physics |
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