First Known Use: 1538
Dictionary
transposition
noun trans·po·si·tion \ˌtran(t)s-pə-ˈzi-shən\
Definition of TRANSPOSITION
1
a : an act, process, or instance of transposing or being transposed b : the transfer of a segment of DNA from one site to another in the genome
2
a : the transfer of any term of an equation from one side over to the other side with a corresponding change of the sign b : a mathematical permutation or interchange of two letters or symbols
— trans·po·si·tion·al \-ˈzish-nəl, -ˈzi-shə-nəl\ adjective
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Origin of TRANSPOSITION
Anglo-French transposicion, from Medieval Latin transposition-, transpositio, from Latin transponere to transpose
Rhymes with TRANSPOSITION
acoustician, acquisition, admonition, aesthetician, air-condition, ammunition, apparition, apposition, coalition, co-edition, competition, composition, cosmetician, decommission, decondition, definition, demolition, deposition, dietitian, disposition, disquisition, electrician, erudition, exhibition, expedition, exposition, extradition, first edition, imposition, in addition, inanition, in commission, inhibition, inquisition, intermission, intromission, intuition, linguistician, logistician, malnutrition, malposition, manumission, mathematician, mechanician, micturition, obstetrician, on commission, opposition, Ordovician, parturition, politician, precognition, precondition, premonition, preposition, proposition, recognition, recondition, repetition, requisition, rescue mission, rhetorician, self-ignition, statistician, submunition, superstition, supposition, text edition, trade edition
Medical Dictionary
transposition
noun trans·po·si·tion \ˌtran(t)s-pə-ˈzish-ən\
Medical Definition of TRANSPOSITION
: an act, process, or instance of transposing or being transposed: as a : the displacement of a viscus to a side opposite from that which it normally occupies <transposition of the heart> b : the transfer of a segment of DNA from one site to another in the genome either between chromosomal sites or between an extrachromosomal site (as on a plasmid) and a chromosome
—trans·po·si·tion·al \-ˈzish-nəl\ adjective
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