English-Thai Dictionary

transmutation

N การ เปลี่ยนรูป  kan-pian-rub

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRANSMUTATION

n.[L. transmutatio.] 1. The change of any thing into another substance, or into something of a different nature. For a long time, the transmutation of base metals into gold was deemed practicable, but nature proved refractory, and the alchimists were frustrated.
2. In chimistry, the transmutation of one substance into another is very easy and common, as of water into gas or vapor, and of gases into water.
3. In geometry, the change or reduction of one figure or body into another of the same area or solidity, but of a different form; as of a triangle into a square.
4. The change of colors, as in the case of a decoction of the nephritic wood.
5. In the vegetable economy, the change of a plant into another form; as of wheat into chess, according to the popular opinion. [See Chess. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TRANSMUTATION

Trans `mu *ta "tion, n. Etym: [F. transmutation, L. transmutatio. See Transmute. ]

 

1. The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as, the transmutation of metals.

 

2. (Geom.)

 

Defn: The change or reduction of one figure or body into another of the same area or solidity, but of a different form, as of a triangle into a square. [R.]

 

3. (Biol.)

 

Defn: The change of one species into another, which is assumed to take place in any development theory of life; transformism. Bacon. Transmutation of metals (Alchem.), the conversion of base metals into gold or silver, a process often attempted by the alchemists. See Alchemy, and Philosopher's stone, under Philosopher.

 

TRANSMUTATIONIST

TRANSMUTATIONIST Trans `mu *ta "tion *ist, n.

 

Defn: One who believes in the transmutation of metals or of species.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

transmutation

trans mu ta tion |ˌtransmyo͞oˈtāSHən, ˌtranz- ˌtrænzmjuˈteɪʃən ˌtræn (t )smjuˈteɪʃən | ▶noun 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. • Physics the changing of one element into another by radioactive decay, nuclear bombardment, or similar processes. • Biology, chiefly historical the conversion or transformation of one species into another. • the supposed alchemical process of changing base metals into gold. DERIVATIVES trans mu ta tion al |-SHənl |adjective, trans mu ta tion ist |-nist |noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

transmutation

transmutation |tranzmjuːˈteɪʃ (ə )n, trɑːnz -, -ns- | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 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 | [ count noun ] : grotesque transmutations. • Physics the changing of one element into another by radioactive decay, nuclear bombardment, or similar processes. • Biology, chiefly historical the conversion or transformation of one species into another. • the supposed alchemical process of changing base metals into gold. DERIVATIVES transmutational adjective, transmutationist noun

 

Duden Dictionary

Transmutation

Trans mu ta ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Transmutati o n |die Transmutation; Genitiv: der Transmutation, Plural: die Transmutationen lateinisch-neulateinisch Genmutation

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

transmutation

trans mu ta tion /træ̀nsmjutéɪʃ (ə )n |træ̀nz -/名詞 U C ｟かたく ｠変化, 変形, 変質 .