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transposition, heterotaxy(noun)

any abnormal position of the organs of the body

substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switch(noun)

an event in which one thing is substituted for another

"the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

transposition(noun)

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

transposition(noun)

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

transposition(noun)

(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"

transposition, reversal(noun)

the act of reversing the order or place of

transposition(noun)

(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards

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