noun
- Any abnormal position of the organs of the body.
- synonyms: heterotaxy
- An event in which one thing is substituted for another.
- usage: "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
- synonyms: substitution, permutation, 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. (
- usage: "he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition"
- The act of reversing the order or place of.
- synonyms: reversal
- 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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