transposition Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any abnormal position of the organs of the body
    heterotaxy.
  2. noun an event in which one thing is substituted for another
    replacement; permutation; switch; substitution.
    • the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
  3. noun (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
  4. noun (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
  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
  6. noun the act of reversing the order or place of
    reversal.
  7. noun (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards

WordNet

Trans`po*si"tion noun
Etymology
F. transposition, from L. transponere, transpositum, to set over, remove, transfer; trans across, over + ponere to place. See Position.
Definitions
  1. The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed. Specifically: -- (a) (Alg.) The bringing of any term of an equation from one side over to the other without destroying the equation. (b) (Gram.) A change of the natural order of words in a sentence; as, the Latin and Greek languages admit transposition, without inconvenience, to a much greater extent than the English. (c) (Mus.) A change of a composition into another key.

Webster 1913