Webster's Dictionary 1913

2782

Metaphrase

Met″a‐phrase (mĕt″ȧ‐frāz), n. [Gr. μετάφρασισ, from μεταφράζειν to paraphrase; μετά beyond, over + φράζειν to speak: cf. F. métaphrase.] 1. A verbal translation; a version or tr...

2783

Metaphrased

Met″a‐phrased (mĕt″ȧ‐frāzd), a. Translated literally.

2784

Metaphrasis

Me‐taph″ra‐sis (mē̍‐tăf″rȧ‐sĭs), n. [NL. See Metaphrase.] Metaphrase.

2785

Metaphrast

Met″a‐phrast (?), n. [Gr. �: cf. F. métaphraste.] A literal translator.

2786

Metaphrastic

{ Met′a‐phras″tic (?), Met′a‐phras″tic‐al (?), } a. Close, or literal.

2787

Metaphysic

Met′a‐phys″ic (?), n. [Cf. F. métaphysique.] See Metaphysics.

2788

Metaphysic (2)

Met′a‐phys″ic, a. Metaphysical.

2789

Metaphysical

Met′a‐phys″ic‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. métaphysique. See Metaphysics.] 1. Of or pertaining to metaphysics.2. According to rules or principles of metaphysics; as, metaphysical reasonin...

2790

Metaphysically

Met′a‐phys″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In the manner of metaphysical science, or of a metaphysician. South.

2791

Metaphysician

Met′a‐phy‐si″cian (?), n. [Cf. F. métaphysicien.] One who is versed in metaphysics.

2792

Metaphysics

Met′a‐phys″ics (?), n. [Gr. � � � after those things which relate to external nature, after physics, fr. � beyond, after + � relating to external nature, natural, physical, fr. ...

2793

Metaphysis

‖Me‐taph″y‐sis (?), n. Change of form; transformation.

2794

Metaplasm

Met″a‐plasm (?), n. [L. metaplasmus, Gr. �; � beyond, over + � to mold: cf. F. métaplasme.] (Gram.) A change in the letters or syllables of a word.

2795

Metaplast

Met″a‐plast (?), n. [See Metaplasm.] (Gram.) A word having more than one form of the root.

2796

Metapode

Met″a‐pode (?), n. [NL. metapodium, from Gr. � behind + �, dim. of πούσ, ποδόσ, foot.] (Zoöl.) The posterior division of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.

2797

Metapodial

Met′a‐po″di‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the metapodialia, or to the parts of the limbs to which they belong.

2798

Metapodiale

‖Met′a‐po′di‐a″le (?), n.; pl.Metapodialia (#). [NL. See Metapode.] (Anat.) One of the bones of either the metacarpus or metatarsus.

2799

Metapodium

‖Met′a‐po″di‐um (?), n.; pl.Metapodia (#). (Zoöl.) Same as Metapode.

2800

Metapophysis

‖Met′a‐poph″y‐sis (?), n.; pl.Metapophyses (#). [NL. See Meta-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes of some vertebræ; a mammillar...

2801

Metapterygium

‖Me‐tap′te‐ryg″i‐um (?), n.(Anat.) The posterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes. — Me‐tap′ter‐yg″i‐al (#), a.

2802

Metasilicate

Met′a‐sil″i‐cate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of metasilicic acid.

2803

Metasilicic

Met′a‐si‐lic″ic (?), a. [Pref. meta- + silicic.] (Chem.) Designating an acid derived from silicic acid by the removal of water; of or pertaining to such an acid.☞ The salts of m...

2804

Metasomatism

Met′a‐so″ma‐tism (?), n. [Pref. meta- + Gr. �, �, body.] (Geol.) An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to s...

2805

Metasome

Met″a‐some (?), n. [Pref. meta- + -some body.] (Zoöl.) One of the component segments of the body of an animal.

2806

Metastannate

Met′a‐stan″nate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of metastannic acid.

2807

Metastannic

Met′a‐stan″nic (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a compound of tin (metastannic acid), obtained, as an isomeric modification of stannic acid, in the form of a white ...

2808

Metastasis

Me‐tas″ta‐sis (?), n.; pl.Metastases (#).1. (Theol.) A spiritual change, as during baptism.2. (Med.) A change in the location of a disease, as from one part to another. Dungliso...