transmutation

== English == === Etymology === Late 14th century, from Old French transmutacion (“transformation, metamorphosis”), from Late Latin transmutationem, from Latin transmutare (“to change”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /tɹanzmjuːˈteɪʃn̩/ === Noun === transmutation (countable and uncountable, plural transmutations) (obsolete) Change, alteration. Synonyms: mutation, permutation, transfiguration; see also Thesaurus:change The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation. Synonyms: development, metamorphosis, transfiguration; see also Thesaurus:conversion (alchemy) The supposed transformation of one element into another, especially of a base metal into gold. (nuclear physics) The actual transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== == French == === Etymology === From Latin trānsmūtātiōnem. === Pronunciation === === Noun === transmutation f (plural transmutations) transmutation (all senses) ==== Related terms ==== transmuer, transmuter === Further reading === “transmutation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012