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transmute 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
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/transˈmyo͞ot/,/tranz-/,
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transmutes, 3rd person singular present; transmuted, past tense; transmuted, past participle; transmuting, present participle;
  1. Change in form, nature, or substance
    • - the raw material of his experience was transmuted into stories
    • - the discovery that elements can transmute by radioactivity
  2. Subject (base metals) to alchemical transmutation
    • - the quest to transmute lead into gold
  1. transform: change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
  2. alter the nature of (elements)
  3. (transmutation) an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
  4. (transmutation) transformation: a qualitative change
  5. (transmutation) (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment); "the transmutation of base metals into gold proved to be impossible"
  6. (Transmutation (album)) Transmutation is the second full-length album of the Brazilian death metal band Ophiolatry. It was released in 2008 by Regain Records and Forces of Satan Records, the label run by Gorgoroth guitarist Infernus.
  7. (Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis)) Transmutation (Mutatis Mutandis) is the first album by Bill Laswell's everchanging "supergroup" Praxis. ...
  8. To change, transform or convert one thing to another, or from one state or form to another; To change, transform or convert to another, or from one state or form to another
  9. (transmutation) the act of transmuting or the state of being transmuted; the supposed transformation of base metals into gold by the alchemists; the transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction
  10. (Transmuted) The same as COUNTERCHANGED.
  11. (Transmuter) Device used by the aliens Sylvia and Korob to exert physical force, transform matter and control minds with their amplified mental power (TOS: "Catspaw").
  12. (Transmutation) Changing atoms of one element into those of another by neutron bombardment, causing neutron capture and/or fission.  In an ordinary reactor neutron capture is the main event, in a fast reactor fission is more common and therefore it is best for dealing with actinides. ...
  13. (Transmutation) These spells are subject to spell resistance if they transform the target creature. Transmutation spells are not subject to spell resistance if they are targeted on a point in space instead of on a creature. ...
  14. (Transmutation) A process of converting one element to another by irradiating or bombarding it with radioactive particles.
  15. (TRANSMUTATION) is a genetic change at the cellular level, which is now in process for all forms of life on this planet.
  16. (Transmutation) An APK talent for changing the atomic structure of matter, so as to alter its elemental or molecular nature.
  17. (Transmutation) Attempt to produce gold artificially. But the expenditure of energy is higher than the benefit, so it is not economic to produce gold synthetically.
  18. (Transmutation) Controlled transformation of radioactive isotopes with a long half-life into stable isotopes or isotopes with a short half-life through nuclear reactions. Before this can be done, the radioactive isotopes have to separated in a complex process.
  19. (Transmutation) In alchemy, the act of turning one metal into another, usually a cheap metal into an expensive one, e.g. turning lead into gold.
  20. (Transmutation) The advantageous utilization, on the part of a controlled and developed character, of an astrological influence which otherwise might exert a destructive and disruptive force. ...
  21. (Transmutation) The work of alchemy, changing base metals and elements into precious things.
  22. (Transmutation) when one decides to identify with a third culture, which is often a combination of both the culture of origin and a host culture.
  23. (transmutation) Changing a gross force into a finer one. Metaphysically, transmutation refers to changing or transforming the sexual/instinctive energies into intellectual and spiritual ones, and thereby bringing oneself into the higher nature.
  24. (transmutation) Changing from one thing into another. The term was used to describe the efforts of medieval alchemist to convert “base metals” into gold, but also describes what takes place in nuclear reactions when one element changes into another through fission or fusion of the atomic nucleus ...
  25. (transmutation) When moving a digital Information Object to new media, alter its Representation Information, and possibly its associated data object, while attempting to preserve the essential meaning of the Information Object. ...