Portuguese to English Dictionary (Dicionário Português-Inglês)

Metabasis

A rhetorical figure by which a speaker or writer briefly outlines what has been said and what is next to be spoken of.

Metachromatism

The phenomenon where a substance exhibits different colors when viewed under different lighting conditions.

Metadata

A set of data that describes and gives information about other data.

Metal

A solid material that is typically hard, shiny, and malleable, with good electrical and thermal conductivity.

Metalworker

A person who works with metal, especially one who shapes and crafts metal into objects or structures.

Metamorphosis

A change of the form or nature of a thing or person into a completely different one.

Metaphor

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance.

Metate

A quern consisting of a flat or slightly concave stone on which seeds, grains, or other materials are ground using a smaller hand stone.

Metathesis

The transposition of sounds or syllables within a word, such as the historical shift from Old English 'bridd' to Modern English 'bird'.

Metaverse

A collective virtual shared space, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual reality.

Meteor

A small body from outer space that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up, producing a bright streak of light.

Meteoroid

A small rocky or metallic body in outer space that is smaller than an asteroid and can become a meteor when it enters the Earth's atmosphere.