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Definition of TRANSPOSITION
Pronunciation : TRANSPOSITION

noun : TRANSPOSITION

Source:WordNet 3.1

  • 3. (

    ) (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome ;

  • 4. (

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

  • 5. (

    ) (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" ;

  • 7. (

    ) (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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