transposition

[ trans-puh-zish-uhn ]
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noun
  1. an act of transposing.

  2. the state of being transposed.

  1. a transposed form of something.

  2. Genetics. the movement of a gene or set of genes from one DNA site to another.

  3. Photography. the process of reversing the tonality of an image, as from negative to positive.

  4. Mathematics. a permutation of a set of elements that interchanges two elements and leaves the remaining elements in their original positions.

Origin of transposition

1
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/, adjective
  • non·trans·po·si·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for transposition

transposition

/ (ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act of transposing or the state of being transposed

  2. something transposed

Derived forms of transposition

  • transpositional or transpositive (trænsˈpɒzɪtɪv), adjective

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