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(word root) changedExamples of words with the root meta-: metamorphosis

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or met-pref.1. a. Later in time: metestrus.b. At a later stage of development: metanephros.2. Situated behind: metacarpus.3. a. Change; transformation: metachromatism.b. Alternation: metagenesis.4. a. More comprehensive: meta-analysis.b. Describing or showing an awareness of the activity that is taking place or being discussed; self-referential: metafiction.c. At a higher state of development: metazoan.5. Having undergone metamorphosis: metasomatic.6. Chemistry a. Derived from, as an acid, by dehydration: metaphosphoric acid.b. Of or relating to one of three possible isomers of a benzene ring with two attached chemical groups, in which the carbon atoms with attached groups are separated by one unsubstituted carbon atom: meta-dibromobenzene.

[Greek, from meta, beside, after; see me- in Indo-European roots.]

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prefix1. indicating change, alteration, or alternation: metabolism; metamorphosis. 2. (Education) (of an academic discipline, esp philosophy) concerned with the concepts and results of the named discipline: metamathematics; meta-ethics. See also metatheory3. occurring or situated behind or after: metaphase. 4. (Elements & Compounds) (often in italics) denoting that an organic compound contains a benzene ring with substituents in the 1,3-positions: metadinitrobenzene; meta-cresol. Abbreviation: m- Compare ortho-⁴, para-¹⁶5. (Elements & Compounds) denoting an isomer, polymer, or compound related to a specified compound (often differing from similar compounds that are prefixed by para-): metaldehyde. 6. (Elements & Compounds) denoting an oxyacid that is a lower hydrated form of the anhydride or a salt of such an acid: metaphosphoric acid. Compare ortho-⁵[Greek, from meta with, after, between, among. Compare Old English mid, mith with, Old Norse meth with, between]

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adj. pertaining to or occupying positions (1, 3) in the benzene ring separated by one carbon atom. Compare ortho, para². [1875–80; independent use of meta-]

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1. a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, with the meanings “after,” “along with,” “beyond,” “among,” “behind,” and productive in English on the Greek model: metacarpus; metalinguistics. 2. a. a combining form used in the names of acids, salts, or their organic derivatives that are the least hydrated of a given series: meta-antimonic HSbO₃. Compare ortho- (def. 2a), pyro- (def. 2a). b. a combining form used in the names of benzene derivatives in which the substituting group occupies the meta position in the benzene ring. Abbr.: m- Also, esp. before a vowel, met-. [< Greek, prefix and preposition]

Translations

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(met'ă), In medicine and biology, a prefix denoting the concept of after, subsequent to, behind, or hindmost. Compare: post-. [G. after, between, over]

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(met'ă), 1. chemistry prefix denoting joint, action sharing. 2. chemistry prefix denoting a compound formed by two substitutions in the benzene ring separated by one carbon atom, for example, linked to the first and third, second and fourth., carbon atoms of the ring. For terms beginning with meta- or m-, see the specific name. [G. after, between, over]

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1. Combining form denoting after, subsequent to, behind, or hindmost.
Compare: post-2. chemistry An italicized prefix denoting joint, action sharing. 3. chemistry An italicized prefix denoting compound formed by two substitutions in the benzene ring separated by one carbon atom (i.e., linked to the first and third, second and fourth) carbon atoms of the ring.
Synonym(s): m-. [G. after, between, over]

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prefix denoting

after (as in metathorax).
change (as in metamorphosis).

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In medicine and biology, a prefix denoting the concept of after, subsequent to, behind, or hindmost.[G. after, between, over]

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