transmutation
- IPA[trɑːnzmjuːˈteɪʃən]
英式
- the action of changing or the state of being changed into another form;the changing of one element into another by radioactive decay, nuclear bombardment, or similar processes.
noun: transmutation, plural noun: transmutations
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the action of changing or the state of being changed into another form the transmutation of the political economy of the post-war years was complete grotesque transmutations
- ▪ the changing of one element into another by radioactive decay, nuclear bombardment, or similar processes.
- ▪ the conversion or transformation of one species into another.
- ▪ the supposed alchemical process of changing base metals into gold.
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- IPA[ˌtranzmyo͞oˈtāSHən]
美式
- the action of changing or the state of being changed into another form: the transmutation of the political economy of the postwar years was complete
Oxford American Dictionary