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transposition
(,tr/&/nsp/@/'z/I//S//@/n )

noun (n)

  • any abnormal position of the organs of the body(noun.state)
    Synonym:
    heterotaxy
    source: wordnet30
  • an event in which one thing is substituted for another(noun.event)
    source: wordnet30
  • (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome(noun.event)
    source: wordnet30
  • (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance(noun.act)
    Example:
    He wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition.
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of reversing the order or place of(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    reversal
    source: wordnet30
  • (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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