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transposition noun
Meaning : Any abnormal position of the organs of the body.
Synonyms : heterotaxy
Meaning : An event in which one thing is substituted for another.
Example :
The replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood.
Synonyms : permutation, replacement, substitution, switch
Meaning : (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome.
Meaning : (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign.
Meaning : (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance.
Example :
He wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition.
Meaning : (music) playing in a different key from the key intended. Moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards.
