1. transposition - noun
· any abnormal position of the organs of the body
Synonym(s): heterotaxy
Hypernym(s): abnormality, abnormalcy
2. transposition - noun
· an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
Synonym(s): substitution, permutation, replacement, switch
Hypernym(s): variation, fluctuation
3. transposition - noun
· (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
Hypernym(s): mutation, genetic_mutation, chromosomal_mutation
4. transposition - noun
· (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
Hypernym(s): calculation, computation, computing
5. transposition - noun
· (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"
Hypernym(s): rearrangement
6. transposition - noun
· the act of reversing the order or place of
Synonym(s): reversal
Hypernym(s): reordering
7. transposition - noun
· (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
Hypernym(s): playing
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