transposition — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act or process of transposing or interchanging.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • especially
   • Uncountable

2. 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.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

3. A sequence of moves resulting in a position that may also be reached by another, more common sequence.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

4. An incorporation of the provisions of a European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law.

   Usage

   • European-Union
   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Verb

1. To transpose

2. To take on the role of another person

Noun

1. any abnormal position of the organs of the body

   Synonyms

   heterotaxy

   Broader terms

   abnormalityabnormalcy

2. an event in which one thing is substituted for another

   Synonyms

   substitutionpermutationreplacementswitch

   Broader terms

   variationfluctuation

   Examples

   the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood

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

   Broader terms

   mutationgenetic mutationchromosomal mutation

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

   Broader terms

   calculationcomputationcomputing

5. (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance

   Broader terms

   rearrangement

   Examples

   he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition

6. the act of reversing the order or place of

   Synonyms

   reversal

   Broader terms

   reordering

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

   Broader terms

   playing