transposition definition - Dictionary

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trans·po·si·tion [ trànspə zísh'n ] (plural trans·po·si·tions)

noun

Definition:

1. reversal of order: a reversal or alteration of the positions or order in which things stand

2. act of recasting: the placing of something in a different setting, or the recasting of something in a different language, style, or medium

3. music act of changing key: the rewriting or playing of a piece of music in a key or at a pitch other than the original or usual one

4. mathematics transfer of term in equation: the transfer of a term from one side of an equation to another and the reversal of its sign

5. genetics DNA transfer: a transfer of a DNA segment to a new position on the same or another chromosome

trans·po·si·tion·al adjective