transposition




transposition - noun

  • any abnormal position of the organs of the body
  • an event in which one thing is substituted for another
  • (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
  • (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
  • (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance
  • the act of reversing the order or place of
  • (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
  • transposition - thesaurus

    heterotaxy   permutation   replacement   reversal   substitution   switch