Definitions of transposition
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the act of reversing the order or place ofsynonyms: reversaltype of:reorderinga rearrangement in a different order
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(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”type of:rearrangementchanging an arrangement
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(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of signtype of:calculation, computation, computingthe procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
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an event in which one thing is substituted for anothersynonyms: permutation, replacement, substitution, switch
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(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosometype of:chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
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any abnormal position of the organs of the bodysynonyms: heterotaxytype of:abnormalcy, abnormalityan abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
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(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwardstype of:playingthe act of playing a musical instrument
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