transposition

Words with a similar base: transposition

'transposition'

[transposition.n.01] as in: any abnormal position of the organs of the body

'transposition'

[substitution.n.01] as in: an event in which one thing is substituted for another

Examples:
the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood

'transposition'

[transposition.n.03] as in: (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome

'transposition'

[transposition.n.04] as in: (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign

'transposition'

[transposition.n.05] as in: (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance

Examples:
he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition

'transposition'

[transposition.n.06] as in: the act of reversing the order or place of

'transposition'

[transposition.n.07] as in: (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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