transposition
trans·po·si·tion
noun
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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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(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”
Origin
From Middle French transposition, from Medieval Latin transpositio.
Phrases
- honorific transposition
- transposition cipher
- twelve tone technique
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