transference

Noun

Meaning

The act of transferring; conveyance; passage; transfer.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

transfer portage move movement transposition haulage transmittal transport communication translation transmission shift passage conversion transportation
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Antonyms

building remain continue stay keeping detail
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Hypernyms

dealing transaction displacement dealings change of state

Hyponyms

alienation conveyance conveying lend-lease conveyancing secularization

Phrases with the word

transference of the heat transference of thermal energy thought transference

Examples

A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves. Simone Weil

I do not think that any sorrow of youth or manhood equalled in intensity or duration the black and hopeless misery which followed the wrench of transference from a happy home to a school. Henry George Liddell

Transference from the primary school to higher education should depend solely upon whether it is likely to be for the benefit of the children concerned. R. H. Tawney

The average Ph.D. thesis is nothing but a transference of bones from one graveyard to another. J. Frank Dobie

A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions. Dan Colen

the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

transferal transferase transferee transference of the heat transference of thermal energy transferential