1. transposition
noun. (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards.
Antonyms
- disengage
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2. transposition
noun. an event in which one thing is substituted for another.
Synonyms
- substitution
- switch
- fluctuation
- variation
- replacement
Antonyms
- commonness
- normal
- abnormal
- status
3. transposition
noun. (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance.
Antonyms
- antitype
4. transposition
noun. (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign.
Synonyms
- computation
- computing
Antonyms
- typicality
- familiarity
- affirmation
5. transposition
noun. the act of reversing the order or place of.
Synonyms
- reordering
Antonyms
- veer
- back
6. transposition
noun. (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome.
Synonyms
- mutation
- chromosomal mutation
Antonyms
- unnatural
- expectedness
- normalcy
7. transposition
noun. any abnormal position of the organs of the body.
Synonyms
- heterotaxy
- abnormalcy
Antonyms
- conformance
- conformity
- relative quantity
Example sentences of the word transposition
1. Noun, singular or mass
Print out the sheet music from the transposition in order for the performer(s) to read it.