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transposition meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of transposition at MeaningMonkey.org. transposition meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.TRANSPOSITION noun
Definition of transposition (noun)
- any abnormal position of the organs of the body
- synonyms: heterotaxy
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
- synonyms: permutation, replacement, substitution, switch
- (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
- (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
- (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance
- "he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition"
- the act of reversing the order or place of
- synonyms: reversal
- (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
Source: Princeton University Wordnet