Definition of transmutations Transmutations
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What does transmutations mean?
Wiktionary 
- transmutations (Noun)
Plural of transmutation.
Part of speech
🔤- transmutations, noun, plural of transmutation.
WordNet
NounPlural: transmutations |
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| transmutation - an act that changes the form or character or substance of something | ||
| transubstantiation | ||
| conversion a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life | ||
| transmutation - (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" | ||
| alteration, modification, change the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) | ||
| natural philosophy, physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" | ||
| transmutation - a qualitative change | ||
| transformation, shift | ||
| alteration, modification, change the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) | ||
| betterment, improvement, advance an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility | ||
| population shift a change in the relative numbers of the different groups of individuals making up a population | ||
| pyrolysis transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat | ||
| sea change a profound transformation | ||
| sublimation (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable | ||
| tin disease, tin pest, tin plague the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures | ||
| changeover, transition, conversion a passage that connects a topic to one that follows | ||
| retrogression, degeneration passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form | ||
| strengthening the act of increasing the strength of something | ||
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Wiktionary
- transmutation (Noun)
The act of transmuting or the state of being transmuted. - transmutation (Noun)
The supposed transformation of base metals into gold by the alchemists. - transmutation (Noun)
The transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- transmutation (n.)
The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as, the transmutation of metals. - transmutation (n.)
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. - transmutation (n.)
The change of one species into another, which is assumed to take place in any development theory of life; transformism.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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transmutation
The transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction.
Wikipedia 
- Transmutation is one of the most basic processes in Alchemy. The most important form of transmutation is the change of lead into gold. In the Alchemist's own words, transmutation is the change of "base metals" (metals of very little value) into a metal of high value like gold.
Part of speech
🔤- transmutation, noun, singular of transmutations.
