Transposition

What do we mean by transposition?

The act or an instance of transposing. noun

The state of being transposed. noun

Something transposed. noun

Transfer of a segment of DNA to a new position on the same or another chromosome or plasmid. noun

In geometry, any motion other than revolution. noun

In electricity, arrangement of the wires of a power-transmission, telegraph-, or telephone-line so that after a certain distance the wires change places with each other, for the purpose of reducing the disturbing effect of the line on other lines or of other lines on the former, which may occur by induction, electromagnetic or electrostatic. noun

The act of transposing; a putting of each of two things in the place before occupied by the other; less frequently, a change in the order of more than two things; also, the state of being transposed, or reciprocally changed in place. noun

In algebra, the bringing over of any term or terms of an equation from one side to the other side. noun

In rhetoric and grammar, a change of the usual order of words in a sentence; words changed from their ordinary arrangement for the sake of effect. noun

In music, the act, process, or result of altering the tonality of a piece or passage from a given tonality, either in performance or in transcription. noun

The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed. noun

The bringing of any term of an equation from one side over to the other without destroying the equation. noun

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. noun

A change of a composition into another key. noun

A shift of a piece of music to a different musical key by adjusting all the notes of the work equally either up or down in pitch. noun

(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome noun

(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign noun

(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards noun

An event in which one thing is substituted for another noun

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word transposition. Define transposition, transposition synonyms, transposition pronunciation, transposition translation, English dictionary definition of transposition.

Words that are spelled similarly to transposition:
transposition, transpositive, transpositions.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word transposition:
contraposition, cipher, semitone, transposed, permutation, diatonic, inversion, fractionation, arteries, columnar, docking, retrograde, substitution, atrial, insertion, directive, aortic, genomic, chromatic, congenital, replicated, pitches, transcription, flap, octave, directives, defect, errors, chromosome, interval, maneuver, digit, encryption, equivalence, symmetric, clarinet, improvisation, keys, intervals, pitch, preserves, tones, genome, harmonic, tables, chords, digits, chant, donor, genes, matrix, pulmonary, abnormal, scales, melodic, extraction, defects, modes, symmetry, tenor, cancellation, module, rows, dna, scale, tone, incorrect, rna, viral, chord, algorithm, vessels, mode, muscle, genetic, mechanism, sequence, algorithms, melody, apollo, rotation, table, gene, nerve, theorem, chess, valid, lunar, letters, message, instrument, keyboard, columns, entries, element, equation, formula, assembled, correct, perfect.

Words that rhyme with transposition:
advance position, chance position, dance position, finance position, stance position.

Adjectives that are often used to describe transposition:
complete, simple, corrected, anterior, replicative, mere, omental, direct, partial, gastric, double, slight, exact, ovarian, similar, portacaval, literal, submuscular, columnar, lateral, octave, ulnar, subcutaneous, cultural, penoscrotal, aortopulmonary, easy, accidental, mechanical, vertical, downward, conjugative, conservative, limited, curious, grammatical, surgical, digital, formal, flap, complex, mediated, upward, genetic, duplicative, successful, incomplete, nonreplicative, parotid, necessary, congenital, literary, imaginative, musical, inverted, poetic, creative, metaphorical, symbolic, medial, strange, temporal, frequent, subsequent, sudden, didactic, efficient, intramolecular, dextro, incorrect, typical, correct, convergent, artistic, bilateral.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective transposition:
flaps, frame.

Words that sound like transposition:
transposition, transportation, transpiration, transposon, transition, transmission, transposing, disposition, dispossession, dramatisation.