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transposition |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Transposition \Trans`po*si"tion\, n. [F. transposition, from L. transponere transpositum to set over remove, transfer; trans across over + ponere to place See {Position}.] The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed. Specifically: a (Alg.) The bringing of any term of an equation from one side over to the other without destroying the equation. b (Gram.) A change of the natural order of words in a sentence; as the Latin and Greek languages admit transposition, without inconvenience, to a much greater extent than the English. c (Mus.) A change of a composition into another key. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: transposition n 1: an event in which one thing is substituted for another [syn: {substitution}, {permutation}, {replacement}, {switch}] 2: act of reversing the order or place of [syn: {reversal}]
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