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transposition

[ trans-puh-zish-uhn ]
/ 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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Origin of transposition

First recorded in 1530–40, transposition is from the Medieval Latin word trānspositiōn- (stem of trānspositiō). See trans-, position

OTHER WORDS FROM transposition

trans·po·si·tion·al, trans·pos·i·tive [trans-poz-i-tiv], /trænsˈpɒz ɪ tɪv/, adjectivenon·trans·po·si·tion, noun

Words nearby transposition

transporter, transporter bridge, transposal, transpose, transposing instrument, transposition, transposition cipher, transposon, transputer, transracial, transrectification
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Words related to transposition

change, commerce, network, swap, transaction, transfer, give-and-take, intersection, junction, deportation, relocation, removal, transmission, turnabout, fluctuation, permutation, interchange, rotation, shift, variation

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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 forms of transposition

transpositional or transpositive (trænsˈpɒzɪtɪv), adjective
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