单词 | meta |
释义 | meta(ˈmɛtə) adjective informal, mainly US 1. concerned with cultural conventions rather than with reality 2. (of an artistic work) self-referential Word origin C21: from meta-Meta(ˈmeɪtə, Spanish ˈmeta) noun a river in Colombia, rising in the Andes and flowing northeast and east, forming part of the border between Colombia and Venezuela, to join the Orinoco River. Length: about 1000 km (620 miles) meta- or sometimes before a vowel met- prefix 1. indicating change, alteration, or alternation metabolism metamorphosis 2. (of an academic discipline, esp philosophy) concerned with the concepts and results of the named discipline metamathematics meta-ethics See also metatheory 3. occurring or situated behind or after metaphase 4. (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- (sense 4), para-1 (sense 6) 5. denoting an isomer, polymer, or compound related to a specified compound (often differing from similar compounds that are prefixed by para-) metaldehyde 6. denoting an oxyacid that is a lower hydrated form of the anhydride or a salt of such an acid metaphosphoric acid Compare ortho- (sense 5)Word origin Greek, from meta with, after, between, among. Compare Old English mid, mith with, Old Norse meth with, between |
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