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trans·po·si·tion /ˌtræn(t)spəˈzɪʃən/
調換,換位,移項
trans·po·si·tion /ˌtræn(t)spəˈzɪʃən/ 名詞
轉座,轉位
Trans·po·si·tion n. The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed. Specifically: --
(a) Alg. The bringing of any term of an equation from one side over to the other without destroying the equation.
(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.
(c) Mus. A change of a composition into another key.
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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