transposition

 [trans-puh-zish-uhn]  

trans·po·si·tion

   [trans-puh-zish-uhn]
noun
1.
an act of transposing.
2.
the state of being transposed.
3.
a transposed form of something.
4.
Genetics. the movement of a gene or set of genes from one DNA site to another.
5.
Photography. the process of reversing the tonality of an image, as from negative to positive.
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Mathematics. a permutation of a set of elements that interchanges two elements and leaves the remaining elements in their original positions.
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Origin:
1530–40; < Medieval Latin trānspositiōn- (stem of trānspositiō). See trans-, position

Related forms
trans·po·si·tion·al, trans·pos·i·tive  [trans-poz-i-tiv] , adjective
non·trans·po·si·tion, noun
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Transposition is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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World English Dictionary
transposition (ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən)
 
—n
1.  the act of transposing or the state of being transposed
2.  something transposed
 
transpositional
 
—adj
 
transpositive
 
—adj

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Medical Dictionary

transposition trans·po·si·tion (trāns'pə-zĭsh'ən)
n.

  1. Removal from one place to another.

  2. The state of being transposed or of being on the wrong side of the body.

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

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