TRANSPOSITION

Definition of TRANSPOSITION

  1. (noun)any abnormal position of the organs of the body
  2. (noun)an event in which one thing is substituted for another
  3. (noun)(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
  4. (noun)(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
  5. (noun)(electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance
  6. (noun)the act of reversing the order or place of
  7. (noun)(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards