different between substitution vs transmutation

English

Etymology

From Middle French substitution, from Late Latin substitutio.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?s?bst??tu??n/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s?bst??tju???n/

Noun

substitution (countable and uncountable, plural substitutions)

1. The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.
2. A substitute or replacement.
3. (chemistry, especially organic chemistry) The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.
4. (linguistics) The expansion of the lexicon of a language by native means in correspondence to a foreign term.

   Hypernym: loan

   Hyponyms: loan coinage, loan meaning

   Coordinate term: importation

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• bustitutions

French

Etymology

From Latin substit?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /syp.sti.ty.sj??/

Noun

substitution f (plural substitutions)

1. substitution

Related terms

• substituer

Further reading

• “substitution” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Late 14th century, from Old French transmutacion (“transformation, metamorphosis”) [12th c.], from Late Latin transmutationem, from Latin transmutare (“to change”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /t?anzmju??te??n?/

Noun

transmutation (countable and uncountable, plural transmutations)

1. (obsolete) Change, alteration.
2. The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation.
3. (alchemy) Specifically, the supposed transformation of one element into another, especially of a base metal into gold.
   • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 261:

     The transmutation of metals was secondary to the main aim, which was the spiritual transformation of the adept.

4. (physics) The actual transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin tr?nsm?t?ti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

transmutation f (plural transmutations)

1. transmutation (all senses)

Related terms

• transmuer, transmuter

Further reading

• “transmutation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).