"transpositions" in the noun sense
1. transposition, heterotaxy
any abnormal position of the organs of the body
2. substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
"the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
3. transposition
genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
4. transposition
mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
5. transposition
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"
6. transposition, reversal
the act of reversing the order or place of
7. transposition
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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