Dictionary Results for transposition
1. transposition - noun · any abnormal position of the organs of the body Synonym(s): heterotaxy Hypernym(s): abnormality, abnormalcy
2. transposition - noun · 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, replacement, switch Hypernym(s): variation, fluctuation
3. transposition - noun · (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome Hypernym(s): mutation, genetic_mutation, chromosomal_mutation
4. transposition - noun · (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign Hypernym(s): calculation, computation, computing
5. transposition - noun · (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" Hypernym(s): rearrangement
6. transposition - noun · the act of reversing the order or place of Synonym(s): reversal Hypernym(s): reordering
7. transposition - noun · (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards Hypernym(s): playing
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