Transposition - Definition

n 1: any abnormal position of the organs of the body [syn:
transposition, heterotaxy]
2: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the
replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
[syn: substitution, permutation, transposition,
replacement, switch]
3: (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment
is transfered to a new position on the same or another
chromosome
4: (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an
equation to the other along with a change of sign
5: (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: the act of reversing the order or place of [syn:
transposition, reversal]
7: (music) playing in a different key from the key intended;
moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards