ˌtranzpəˈzishən, ˌtraan-, -n(t)sp- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Medieval Latin transposition-, transpositio, from Latin transpositus (past participle of transponere to transpose) + -ion-, -io -ion
: an act, process, or instance of transposing or being transposed: as
a. : transfer or removal from one place or time to another — usually used with into or to
the … transposition of the sentiments of the novel and its age into a different setting and a different period — Martin Turnell
b.
(1) : a change or interchange in order or place especially of letters or words : metathesis
Latin admits the transposition of words more readily than English
(2) : the rearrangement of the letters of a message in cryptography
c.
(1) : a change of a musical composition or passage into another key
(2) : a composition or passage so transposed
d.
(1) : the transfer of any term of an equation from one side over to the other side with a corresponding change of the sign
(2) : a mathematical permutation or interchange of two letters or symbols
e. : the displacement of a viscus to a side opposite from that which it normally occupies
transposition of the heart
f. : contraposition 2
g. : the process of reversing the tonal or density values of a photographic image
h. : rearrangement 2