| Noun | 1. | transposition - any abnormal position of the organs of the body | |
| 2. | transposition - an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood" | |
| 3. | transposition - (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome | |
| 4. | transposition - (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity form one side of an equation to the other along with a change of signalgebra - the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations | |
| 5. | transposition - (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"electricity - a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons | |
| 6. | transposition - the act of reversing the order or place of | |
| 7. | transposition - (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwardsplaying - the act of playing a musical instrument music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner | |