transposition
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any abnormal position of the organs of the body
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an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
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(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
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(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
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(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"
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the act of reversing the order or place of
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(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards