transposition

Sense 1 noun

any abnormal position of the organs of the body

Sense 2 noun

an event in which one thing is substituted for another

the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood

Sense 3 noun

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

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

Sense 5 noun

(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

Sense 6 noun

the act of reversing the order or place of

Sense 7 noun

(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards