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