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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: transposition (0.00950 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to transposition.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: transposition transposition n 1: any abnormal position of the organs of the body [syn: heterotaxy] 2: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; “the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood” [syn: substitution, permutation, replacement, switch] 3: (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome 4: (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity form one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign 5: (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” 6: the act of reversing the order or place of [syn: reversal] 7: (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
English → English (gcide) Definition: Transposition 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: [1913 Webster] (a) (Alg.) The bringing of any term of an equation from one side over to the other without destroying the equation. [1913 Webster] (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. [1913 Webster] (c) (Mus.) A change of a composition into another key. [1913 Webster]

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