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Noun: transposition `transpu'zishun- Any abnormal position of the organs of the body
- heterotaxy - An event in which one thing is substituted for another
- substitution, permutation, replacement, switch - (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transferred 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
- reversal - (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
Derived forms: transpositions See also: transpose Type of: abnormalcy [US], abnormality, calculation, chromosomal mutation, computation, computing, fluctuation, genetic mutation, mutation, playing, rearrangement, reordering, variation Encyclopedia: Transposition |