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Detailed Synonyms for transposition in English

transposition:

transposition [the ~] noun

  1. the transposition
    the changing; the conversion; the alteration; the transformation; the reformation; the altering; the remodelling; the transposition; the change; the change of form
  2. the transposition
    the replacement; the substitute; the permutation; the transposition; the deputizing
  3. the transposition
    – (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards 1
    the transposition
    – (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards 1
  4. the transposition
    – the act of reversing the order or place of 1
    the reversal; the transposition
    – the act of reversing the order or place of 1
  5. the transposition
    – (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance 1
    the transposition
    – (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance 1
    • transposition [the ~] noun
      • he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition1
  6. the transposition
    – (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign 1
    the transposition
    – (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign 1
  7. the transposition
    – (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome 1
    the transposition
    – (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome 1
  8. the transposition
    – an event in which one thing is substituted for another 1
    the switch; the replacement; the substitution; the permutation; the transposition
    – an event in which one thing is substituted for another 1
  9. the transposition
    – any abnormal position of the organs of the body 1
    the transposition; the heterotaxy
    – any abnormal position of the organs of the body 1

Related Words for "transposition":

  • transpositions

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Related Definitions for "transposition":

  1. (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards1
  2. the act of reversing the order or place of1
  3. (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance1
    • he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition1
  4. (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign1
  5. (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome1
  6. an event in which one thing is substituted for another1
  7. any abnormal position of the organs of the body1

Related Synonyms for transposition