transposition

Meanings

Plural: transpositions

Noun

• any abnormal position of the organs of the body
• an event in which one thing is substituted for another
• (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
• (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
• (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance
  • "he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition"
• the act of reversing the order or place of
• (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
• The act or process of transposing or interchanging.
• A shift of a piece of music to a different musical key by adjusting all the notes of the work equally either up or down in pitch.
• A sequence of moves resulting in a position that may also be reached by another, more common sequence.
• An incorporation of the provisions of a European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law.

Verb

• To transpose
• To take on the role of another person

Synonyms

heterotaxy, permutation, replacement, reversal, substitution, switch

Related Words

serialism, transpose, twelve tone technique