What is the meaning of transposition?

noun

  • Any abnormal position of the organs of the body.
  • An event in which one thing is substituted for another.
    • usage: "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. (
    • usage: "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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