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transposition

trans·po·si·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trans-puh-zish-uh n]
    • /ˌtræns pəˈzɪʃ ən/
    • /trænspəˈzɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trans-puh-zish-uh n]
    • /ˌtræns pəˈzɪʃ ən/

Definitions of transposition word

  • noun transposition an act of transposing. 1
  • noun transposition the state of being transposed. 1
  • noun transposition a transposed form of something. 1
  • noun transposition Genetics. the movement of a gene or set of genes from one DNA site to another. 1
  • noun transposition Photography. the process of reversing the tonality of an image, as from negative to positive. 1
  • noun transposition Mathematics. a permutation of a set of elements that interchanges two elements and leaves the remaining elements in their original positions. 1
See all 11 definitions of transposition

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Origin of transposition

First appearance:

before 1530
One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40, transposition is from the Medieval Latin word trānspositiōn- (stem of trānspositiō). See trans-, position

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Parts of speech for Transposition

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Transposition

transposition popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

transposition usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for transposition

noun transposition

  • alternation — successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly
  • conduction — Conduction is the process by which heat or electricity passes through or along something.
  • convection — Convection is the process by which heat travels through air, water, and other gases and liquids.
  • cross-fire — lines of gunfire from two or more positions or combatants crossing one another, or a single one of such lines.
  • crossfire — Crossfire is gunfire, for example in a battle, that comes from two or more different directions and passes through the same area.
All 22 Synonyms of transposition

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