n.
Pronunciation: ˌ tran(t)s-p ə - ' zi-sh ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French transposicion, from Medieval Latin transposition-, transpositio, from Latin transponere to transpose
Date: 1538
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 \ - ' zish-n ə l, - ' zi-sh ə -n ə l \ adjective