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transmutation Definition

trans·mu·ta·tion (trans′myo̵̅o̅ tā′s̸hən, tranz′-)

noun

  1. a transmuting or being transmuted; change of one thing into another
  2. Rare a fluctuation
  3. in the Middle Ages, the supposedly possible conversion of base metals into gold and silver by alchemy
  4. Chem. the conversion of atoms of a given element into atoms of a different isotope or of a different element, as in radioactive disintegration or by nuclear bombardment

Etymology: ME transmutacioun < LL transmutatio < pp. of L transmutare

transmutation Related Forms

trans′·mu·ta′·tional adjective trans·mut′a·tive (--myo̵̅o̅t′ə tiv) adjective

transmutation Synonyms

transmutation

n.

transfiguration, alteration, mutation, metathesis, catalysis, transformation; see also change 1, 2, conversion 1.

transmutation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • metal: A longtime goal of the alchemists was the transmutation of base metals into precious metals.
  • specie: In the early nineteenth century, the transmutation of species was still a controversial, and indeed dangerous, topic for naturalists.
  • element: Copper is after all an element, and the transmutation of elements is more difficult than the phrase " infinite substitutability " implies!
  • species: Indeed, ' transmutation of species ' was virtually a blasphemy.
  • color: Yet seeming transmutations of Colors may be made, where there is any mixture of divers sorts of Rays.
  • matter: Nobel Prize Winner Ernest Rutherford carried out his research into the transmutation of matter at The University of Manchester.

Adjective modifier

  • alchemical: On the ' grand mercury of Philosophers ' and analogies between alchemical transmutations and the original Creation.
  • seeming: Yet seeming transmutations of Colors may be made, where there is any mixture of divers sorts of Rays.
  • human: Along with other publications in the 1860s, Wallace's 1864 paper stimulated Darwin's thinking on human transmutation.
  • possible: Remember that Wallace had had ideas on the possible transmutation of species as far back as the mid-1840s.

Modifies a noun

  • theory: Darwin discussed the details of transmutation theory during the year with Alfred Russel Wallace.
  • technology: It could equally well employ people for the next century with a changed direction i.e. into transmutation technologies.
  • No.: Figure 1: An emerging hierarchy Transmutation No. 9: Attributes VB.NET supports a new metadata construct - attributes.
  • device: To give her credit, she had figured out how to use the matter transmutation device.
  • process: What is this new transmutation process and why are we not using it?

Noun used with modifier

  • matter: To give her credit, she had figured out how to use the matter transmutation device.
  • neutron: SPIRE employs arrays of spider-web bolometers with neutron transmutation doped ( NTD ) germanium temperature sensors as its detectors.