Explanation and meaning of transposition.

transposition

/,trænspə'zɪʃən/

noun
any abnormal position of the organs of the body
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heterotaxy

type of:
abnormalcy abnormality
noun
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
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permutation replacement substitution switch

type of:
variation fluctuation
noun
the act of reversing the order or place of
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reversal

type of:
reordering
noun
(electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance
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"he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition"

type of:
rearrangement
noun
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
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type of:
chromosomal mutation genetic mutation mutation
noun
(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
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type of:
calculation computing computation
noun
(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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type of:
playing

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