Transposition (Noun)
Meaning 1
Any abnormal position of the organs of the body.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The congenital transposition of the great arteries was diagnosed in the infant shortly after birth.
- Surgical correction of the transposition of the organs in the abdominal cavity was a complex and delicate procedure.
- The rare condition of intestinal transposition required specialized care and treatment to manage its symptoms.
- The doctor explained that the transposition of the kidneys was a benign condition that did not require treatment.
- The ultrasound revealed a transposition of the organs in the thoracic cavity, which required further evaluation and monitoring.
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Meaning 2
(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 3
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 4
(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 5
An event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 6
(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".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Meaning 7
The act of reversing the order or place of.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.