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transposition

[ trans-puh-zish-uh n ]
/ ˌtræns pəˈzɪʃ ən /
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noun

an act of transposing.
the state of being transposed.
a transposed form of something.
Genetics. the movement of a gene or set of genes from one DNA site to another.
Photography. the process of reversing the tonality of an image, as from negative to positive.
Mathematics. a permutation of a set of elements that interchanges two elements and leaves the remaining elements in their original positions.

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RELATED WORDS

intersection, junction, give-and-take, networking, deportation, transmission, relocation, removal, fluctuation, permutation, U-turn, turnabout, commerce, transaction, network, transfer, swap, change, barter, shift

Nearby words

  1. transposal,
  2. transposase,
  3. transpose,
  4. transposed conjugate,
  5. transposing instrument,
  6. transposition cipher,
  7. transposition of great vessels,
  8. transpositive,
  9. transposon,
  10. transputer

Origin of transposition

First recorded in 1530–40, transposition is from the Medieval Latin word trānspositiōn- (stem of trānspositiō). See trans-, position
Related formstrans·po·si·tion·al, trans·pos·i·tive [trans-poz-i-tiv] /trænsˈpɒz ɪ tɪv/, adjectivenon·trans·po·si·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for transposition

transposition

/ (ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən) /

noun

the act of transposing or the state of being transposed
something transposed
Derived Formstranspositional or transpositive (trænsˈpɒzɪtɪv), adjective
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Word Origin and History for transposition

transposition

n.

1530s, from French transposition or directly from Medieval Latin transpositionem, noun of action from past participle stem of transponere (see transpose).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for transposition

transposition

[ trăns′pə-zĭsh′ən ]

n.

Removal from one place to another.
The state of being transposed or of being on the wrong side of the body.
Transfer of a segment of DNA to a new position on the same or another chromosome, plasmid, or cell.
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