metataxisn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛtəˈtaksɪs/, U.S.

/ˌmɛdəˈtæksəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: meta- prefix, Greek τάξις.

Etymology: < meta- prefix + ancient Greek τάξις (see taxis n.); apparently coined as an alternative term to metastasis n. (see quot. 1889). Compare metataxic adj. Compare Hellenistic Greek μετάταξις change in the order of battle.

Geology. Now historical.

Metamorphism in which there is mechanical or physical change, as in slaty cleavage.

ΚΠ

1889 A. Irving Metamorphism of Rock 5 Slaty cleavage and its concomitant phenomena..will be considered under the term Metataxis. Footn. This term is preferred to the cognate term Metastasis (Bonney).

1904 C. R. Van Hise Treat. Metamorphism (U.S. Geol. Surv.) i. 39 A classification of metamorphism into paramorphism, metatrophy, and metataxis, restricting the terms to atomic, molecular, and mechanical changes, respectively, as proposed by A. Irving, is wholly impracticable.

1983 S. I. Tomkeieff et al. Dict. Petrol. 359/1 Metataxis, changes of orientation of the constituents of the rock mass, of which the phenomenon of slaty cleavage may be taken as a typical instance.

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

单词	metataxis
释义	metataxisn. Brit. /ˌmɛtəˈtaksɪs/, U.S. /ˌmɛdəˈtæksəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: meta- prefix, Greek τάξις. Etymology: < meta- prefix + ancient Greek τάξις (see taxis n.); apparently coined as an alternative term to metastasis n. (see quot. 1889). Compare metataxic adj. Compare Hellenistic Greek μετάταξις change in the order of battle. Geology. Now historical. Metamorphism in which there is mechanical or physical change, as in slaty cleavage. ΚΠ 1889 A. Irving Metamorphism of Rock 5 Slaty cleavage and its concomitant phenomena..will be considered under the term Metataxis. Footn. This term is preferred to the cognate term Metastasis (Bonney). 1904 C. R. Van Hise Treat. Metamorphism (U.S. Geol. Surv.) i. 39 A classification of metamorphism into paramorphism, metatrophy, and metataxis, restricting the terms to atomic, molecular, and mechanical changes, respectively, as proposed by A. Irving, is wholly impracticable. 1983 S. I. Tomkeieff et al. Dict. Petrol. 359/1 Metataxis, changes of orientation of the constituents of the rock mass, of which the phenomenon of slaty cleavage may be taken as a typical instance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1889
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