transposition

[ trans-puh-zish-uh n ]
/ ˌtræns pəˈzɪʃ ən /
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noun

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

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

Words nearby transposition

transposal, transposase, transpose, transposed conjugate, transposing instrument, transposition, transposition cipher, transposition of great vessels, transposon, transputer, transpyloric plane

Words related to transposition

intersection, junction, give-and-take, networking, deportation, transmission, relocation, removal, fluctuation, permutation, U-turn, turnabout, commerce, transaction, network, transfer, swap, change, barter, shift

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British Dictionary definitions for transposition

transposition
/ (ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən) /

noun

the act of transposing or the state of being transposed
something transposed

Derived forms of transposition

transpositional or transpositive (trænsˈpɒzɪtɪv), adjective

Medical definitions for transposition

transposition
[ trăns′pə-zĭsh′ən ]

n.

Removal from one place to another.
The state of being transposed or of being on the wrong side of the body.
Transfer of a segment of DNA to a new position on the same or another chromosome, plasmid, or cell.