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transposition Definition
(n)
any
abnormal
position
of
the
organs
of
the
body
(n)
an
event
in
which
one
thing
is
substituted
for
another
; "
the
replacement
of
lost
blood
by
a
transfusion
of
donor
blood
"
(n) (
genetics
)
a
kind
of
mutation
in
which
a
chromosomal
segment
is
transfered
to
a
new
position
on
the
same
or
another
chromosome
(n) (
mathematics
)
the
transfer
of
a
quantity
form
one
side
of
an
equation
to
the
other
along
with
a
change
of
sign
(n) (
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
"
(n)
the
act
of
reversing
the
order
or
place
of
(n) (
music
)
playing
in
a
different
key
from
the
key
intended
;
moving
the
pitch
of
a
piece
of
music
upwards
or
downwards
transposition Synonyms
heterotaxy
permutation
replacement
reversal
substitution
switch
transposition
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