transmutation
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
Types & categories
- conversion hypernym
Related & opposite
- transform derivation
Sense 2 noun
a qualitative change
Types & categories
- change hypernym
- improvement hyponym
- population shift hyponym
- pyrolysis hyponym
- sea change hyponym
- sublimation hyponym
- tin pest hyponym
- conversion hyponym
- retrogression hyponym
- strengthening hyponym
- weakening hyponym
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Sense 3 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
Types & categories
- change hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | transform |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | conversion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shift |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shift |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | improvement |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | population shift |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pyrolysis |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sea change |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sublimation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tin pest |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | conversion |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | retrogression |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | strengthening |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | weakening |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | transmute |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |