TRANSPOSITION
Dictionary entry overview: What does transposition mean?
• TRANSPOSITION (noun)
The noun TRANSPOSITION has 7 senses:
1. any abnormal position of the organs of the body
2. an event in which one thing is substituted for another
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
6. the act of reversing the order or place of
7. (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
Familiarity information: TRANSPOSITION used as a noun is common.
Dictionary entry details
• TRANSPOSITION (noun)
Meaning:
Any abnormal position of the organs of the body
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
heterotaxy; transposition
Hypernyms ("transposition" is a kind of...):
abnormal condition; abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal condition)
Meaning:
An event in which one thing is substituted for another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
substitution; replacement; permutation; switch; transposition
Context example:
the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
Hypernyms ("transposition" is a kind of...):
fluctuation; variation (an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change)
Meaning:
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("transposition" is a kind of...):
chromosomal mutation; genetic mutation; mutation ((genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism)
Domain category:
genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)
Meaning:
(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("transposition" is a kind of...):
calculation; computation; computing (the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods)
Domain category:
algebra (the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations)
Meaning:
(electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition
Hypernyms ("transposition" is a kind of...):
rearrangement (changing an arrangement)
Domain category:
electricity (a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons)
Meaning:
The act of reversing the order or place of
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
transposition; reversal
Hypernyms ("transposition" is a kind of...):
reordering (a rearrangement in a different order)
Meaning:
(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("transposition" is a kind of...):
playing (the act of playing a musical instrument)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
