1. The act of reversing the order or place of
   "The transposition of letters in the word created a new meaning";
   - reversal
    
2. (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
   "The student learned about transposition as a method for solving algebraic equations"
    
3. (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
   "The singer requested a transposition of the song to better suit her vocal range"
    
4. An event in which one thing is substituted for another
   "The accidental transposition of the labels caused confusion";
   - substitution, permutation, replacement, switch
    
5. (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transferred to a new position on the same or another chromosome
   "Transposition of genetic elements can result in changes to gene expression"
    
6. (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"
    
7. Any abnormal position of the organs of the body
   "The CT scan revealed transposition, with the patient's liver on the left side";
   - heterotaxy

Derived forms: transpositions

Type of: abnormalcy [US], abnormality, calculation, chromosomal mutation, computation, computing, fluctuation, genetic mutation, mutation, playing, rearrangement, reordering, variation

Encyclopedia: Transposition, docking, and extraction