metaplasm
nounEtymology From Latin metaplasmus from Ancient Greek μεταπλασμός (metaplasmós).
1
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Rhetoric Any change in a word made by altering its letters or sounds.
2
Biology, Natural sciences A small particle (often nutrient) within a cell.
- Derived terms
- metaplasmic
- Related terms
- clipping
- Hyponyms
- prothesis, epenthesis, paragoge, diaeresis, diastole, aphaeresis, syncope, apocope, ellipsis, ecthlipsis, synaloepha, synizesis, synaeresis, systole, metathesis, antisthecon