Transposition Meaning

There are 7 meaning(s) for word Transposition

Meaning 1 : any abnormal position of the organs of the body

    Synonyms : heterotaxy
Meaning 2 : an event in which one thing is substituted for another

    Synonyms : permutation,  replacement,  substitution,  switch
Meaning 3 : the act of reversing the order or place of

    Synonyms : reversal
Meaning 4 : (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 5 : (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome

Meaning 6 : (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign

Meaning 7 : (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards