transposition

noun

(music) playing in a different key from the key intended

the act of reversing the order or place of

(electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance

(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign

(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome

an event in which one thing is substituted for another

any abnormal position of the organs of the body

Roots

transtrans- · Latin · across pono-pos · Latin · put, place

Synonyms for transposition

transposal permutationn reversaln translocationn transformationn inversionn transmogrificationn transductionn transmutationn transferencen counterchangev mutationn

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Where does transposition come from?

The word transposition breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: trans-, from Latin trans (“across”); and -pos, from Latin pono (“put, place”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.