transposition

1. n. The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed. Source: opted

2. n. The bringing of any term of an equation from one side over to the other without destroying the equation. Source: opted

3. n. A change of the natural order of words in a sentence; as, the Latin and Greek languages admit transposition, without inconvenience, to a much greater extent than the English. Source: opted

4. n. A change of a composition into another key. Source: opted

5. n. any abnormal position of the organs of the body Source: wordnet

6. n. an event in which one thing is substituted for another Source: wordnet

7. n. (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transferred to a new position on the same or another chromosome Source: wordnet

8. n. (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign Source: wordnet

9. n. (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance Source: wordnet

10. n. the act of reversing the order or place of Source: wordnet

11. n. (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards Source: wordnet

12. The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed. Specifically: --(a) (Alg.) The bringing of any term of an equation from one side over to the other without destroying the equation. (b) (Gram.) A change of the natural order of words in a sentence; as, the Latin and Greek languages admit transposition, without inconvenience, to a much greater extent than the English. (c) (Mus.) A change of a composition into another key. Source: webster

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