Transposition Definition & Meaning
transposition
- noun
- any abnormal position of the organs of the body
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
- (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
- (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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- What does transposition mean?
- any abnormal position of the organs of the body an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" (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
- What part of speech is transposition?
- Transposition is a noun.
- How many definitions does transposition have?
- Transposition has 7 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).