definition of
transposition

[1] #1 transposition n. [heterotaxy] any abnormal position of the organs of the body. wn

[2] #2 transposition n. [substitution, permutation, replacement, switch] an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood". wn

[3] #3 transposition n. (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome. wn

[4] #4 transposition n. (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign. wn

[5] #5 transposition n. (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". wn