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transposition
[ trans-puh-zish-uhn ]
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.
transposition
/ trænsˈpɒzɪtɪv; ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən /
noun
- the act of transposing or the state of being transposed
- something transposed
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Derived Forms
- ˌtranspoˈsitional, adjective
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Other Words From
- transpo·sition·al trans·pos·i·tive [trans-, poz, -i-tiv], adjective
- nontrans·po·sition noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of transposition1
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Example Sentences
Wherever references of this kind do occur, they as often assume the shape of some amusing transposition.
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The necessity for this insertion shows that Westphal's transposition is not in itself an easy one.
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Another means to acquire technical mastery is through transposition.
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When by an unhappy transposition, any of the hinder parts of the body first present themselves.
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It seems to me that a transposition, vice vers, of the admonitions would be equally salutary and just.
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