transposition
pronunciation
How to pronounce transposition in British English:
UK [ˌtrænspə'zɪʃn]
How to pronounce transposition in American English:
US [ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- any abnormal position of the organs of the body
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
- (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity form one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
- (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance
- the act of reversing the order or place of
- (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
Word Origin
- transposition (n.)
- 1530s, from Middle French transposition or directly from Medieval Latin transpositionem (nominative transpositio), noun of action from past participle stem of transponere (see transpose).
Example
- 1. How is transposition of the great arteries diagnosed ?
- 2. Why is transposition of the great arteries a concern ?
- 3. What causes transposition of the great arteries ?
- 4. What is transposition of the great arteries ?
- 5. I began to sustain the illusion that he was I , and therefore , by simple transposition , that I was my father .