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English Dictionary: transposition	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for transposition
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
transposition n any abnormal position of the organs of the body [syn: transposition, heterotaxy] 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, transposition, replacement, switch (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 Synonym(s): transposition, reversal (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Transposition \Trans`po*si"tion\, n. [F. transposition, from L. transponere, transpositum, to set over, remove, transfer; trans across, over + ponere to place. See {Position}.] The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed. Specifically: (a) (Alg.) The bringing of any term of an equation from one side over to the other without destroying the equation. (b) (Gram.) A change of the natural order of words in a sentence; as, the Latin and Greek languages admit transposition, without inconvenience, to a much greater extent than the English. (c) (Mus.) A change of a composition into another key.