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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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