an event in which one thing is substituted for another
<noun.event> the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
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(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
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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
<noun.act> he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition
the act of reversing the order or place of
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(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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Transposition \Trans`po*si"tion\, n. [F. transposition, from L. transponere, transpositum, to set over, remove, transfer; trans across, over + ponere to place. See {Position}.] The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed. Specifically: (a) (Alg.) The bringing of any term of an equation from one side over to the other without destroying the equation. (b) (Gram.) A change of the natural order of words in a sentence; as, the Latin and Greek languages admit transposition, without inconvenience, to a much greater extent than the English. (c) (Mus.) A change of a composition into another key.