Definition of transposition

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Definition of transposition

  • any abnormal position of the organs of the body (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. heterotaxy
  • an event in which one thing is substituted for another (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. permutation
    2. replacement
    3. substitution
    4. switch
  • the act of reversing the order or place of (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. reversal
  • (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance (noun)

    Examples

    1. he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition
  • (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome (noun)
  • (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign (noun)
  • (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards (noun)

See definition of transposition in Merriam Webster