transmutation

tʁɑ̃smytasjɔ̃

Definition

Definition of transmutation - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

changementtransformation profonde de quelque chose

La transmutation de sa personnalité après cet événement était frappante.

changement radical

métamorphose

alchimietransformation d'une substance en une autre substance différente

Les alchimistes rêvaient de la transmutation du plomb en or.

physique nucléaire

TECH.

transformation d'un atome en un autre par réaction nucléaire

TECH.

La transmutation des déchets radioactifs permet de réduire leur toxicité.

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Origin of transmutation

latin, trans (au-delà) + mutatio (changement)

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alchimiste

adj.

sciences anciennes

qui concerne la recherche de la transmutation des métaux anciens

Examples of transmutation in a sentence

On observe une transmutation sociale dans ce quartier.
La transmutation du cuivre en argent fascine les chercheurs.
La transmutation est un concept central en alchimie médiévale.
La transmutation de l’uranium produit du plutonium.
Ils étudient la transmutation dans le laboratoire.

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English:transformation, nuclear transmutation, ...
German:Transmutation, ...
Italian:trasmutazione, ...
Spanish:transmutación, transformación, ...
Portuguese:transmutação, ...
Chinese:转变, 转化, ...
Japanese:変容, 変成, ...
Arabic:تحول, تغيير جوهري, ...
Hebrew:הִתְמַהְפְּכוּת, הַמְרָה, ...
Russian:трансмутация, превращение, ...
Ukrainian:трансмутація, ...
Catalan:transmutació, ...
Danish:forvandling, transmutation, ...
Dutch:transmutatie, omzetting, ...
Greek:μεταστοιχείωση, ...
Khmer:ការបម្លែងដ៏ជ្រាលជ្រៅ, ការប្រែសារធាតុ, ...
Korean:변환, 변성, ...
Polish:transmutacja, przemiana jądrowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):transmutação, ...
Romanian:transmutație, transmutare, ...
Swedish:transmutation, ...
Thai:การเปลี่ยนแปลงขั้นลึกซึ้ง, การแปรธาตุ, ...
Turkish:dönüşüm, transmutasyon, ...
Vietnamese:sự biến đổi, sự biến hóa, ...

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