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    transposition

    transposition - Dictionary definition and meaning for word transposition

    Definition
    (noun) any abnormal position of the organs of the body
    Synonyms : heterotaxy
    Definition
    (noun) an event in which one thing is substituted for another
    Example Sentence
    • the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
    Definition
    (noun) (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome Definition
    (noun) (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign Definition
    (noun) (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance
    Example Sentence
    • he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition
    Definition
    (noun) the act of reversing the order or place of
    Synonyms : reversal
    Definition
    (noun) (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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