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1. (n.) transposition
an act of transposing.
2. transposition
the state of being transposed.
3. transposition
a transposed form of something.
4. transposition
the movement of a gene or set of genes from one DNA site to another.
Etymology: (1530–40; < ML trānspositiō. See trans -, position)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) transposition, heterotaxy
any abnormal position of the organs of the body
2. (noun) substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
"the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
3. (noun) transposition
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
4. (noun) transposition
(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
5. (noun) transposition
(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"
6. (noun) transposition, reversal
the act of reversing the order or place of
7. (noun) transposition
(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) transposition
the act of transposing, or the state of being transposed
2. (noun) transposition
the bringing of any term of an equation from one side over to the other without destroying the equation
3. (noun) transposition
a change of the natural order of words in a sentence; as, the Latin and Greek languages admit transposition, without inconvenience, to a much greater extent than the English
4. (noun) transposition
a change of a composition into another key
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