transposition
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.
Origin of transposition
1Other 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
/ (ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən) /
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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