metacrasisn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈkreɪsɪs/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈkreɪsᵻs/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: meta- prefix, Greek κρᾶσις.

Etymology: < meta- prefix + ancient Greek κρᾶσις (see crasis n.), after German Metakrase (1877 in the source translated in quot. 1884 at sense 1).

rare.

1. Botany. A process of metabolic conversion in a plant.

ΚΠ

1884 F. O. Bower & D. H. Scott tr. H. A. de Bary Compar. Anat. Phanerogams & Ferns 509 The process of metacrasis which produces the duramen.

1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms 157/2 Metacrasis, kinetic metabolism, transmutation of energy.

†2. Geology. A type of metamorphic transformation. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1886 T. G. Bonney in Proc. Geol. Soc. 59 Metacrasis (recombination), denoting changes like the conversion of a mud into a mass of quartz with mica and other silicates.

1893 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 3) iv. viii. 596 (note) Metacrasis, denoting such transformations as the conversion of mud into a mass of mica, quartz, and other silicates.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metacrasis
释义	metacrasisn. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈkreɪsɪs/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈkreɪsᵻs/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: meta- prefix, Greek κρᾶσις. Etymology: < meta- prefix + ancient Greek κρᾶσις (see crasis n.), after German Metakrase (1877 in the source translated in quot. 1884 at sense 1). rare. 1. Botany. A process of metabolic conversion in a plant. ΚΠ 1884 F. O. Bower & D. H. Scott tr. H. A. de Bary Compar. Anat. Phanerogams & Ferns 509 The process of metacrasis which produces the duramen. 1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms 157/2 Metacrasis, kinetic metabolism, transmutation of energy. †2. Geology. A type of metamorphic transformation. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1886 T. G. Bonney in Proc. Geol. Soc. 59 Metacrasis (recombination), denoting changes like the conversion of a mud into a mass of quartz with mica and other silicates. 1893 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 3) iv. viii. 596 (note) Metacrasis, denoting such transformations as the conversion of mud into a mass of mica, quartz, and other silicates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884
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