transposition

noun trans·po·si·tion \ˌtran(t)s-pə-ˈzi-shən\

Definition of TRANSPOSITION

a : an act, process, or instance of transposing or being transposed

b : the transfer of a segment of DNA from one site to another in the genome

a : the transfer of any term of an equation from one side over to the other side with a corresponding change of the sign

b : a mathematical permutation or interchange of two letters or symbols

— trans·po·si·tion·al \-ˈzish-nəl, -ˈzi-shə-n^əl\ adjective

Origin of TRANSPOSITION

Anglo-French transposicion, from Medieval Latin transposition-, transpositio, from Latin transponere to transpose

First Known Use: 1538

Rhymes with TRANSPOSITION

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Medical Dictionary

transposition

noun trans·po·si·tion \ˌtran(t)s-pə-ˈzish-ən\

Medical Definition of TRANSPOSITION

: an act, process, or instance of transposing or being transposed: as a : the displacement of a viscus to a side opposite from that which it normally occupies <transposition of the heart> b : the transfer of a segment of DNA from one site to another in the genome either between chromosomal sites or between an extrachromosomal site (as on a plasmid) and a chromosome

—trans·po·si·tion·al \-ˈzish-nəl\ adjective