Synonyms for transposition
ˌtræns pəˈzɪʃ əntrans·po·si·tion

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1. transposition, heterotaxynoun

   any abnormal position of the organs of the body

   Synonyms:
   substitution, reversal, switch, permutation, replacement, heterotaxy

2. substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switchnoun

   an event in which one thing is substituted for another

   "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

   Synonyms:
   reversal, refilling, replacing, exchange, commutation, renewal, switch, substitution, replenishment, surrogate, heterotaxy, successor, switching, shift, replacement, alternate, permutation, electrical switch, substitute, electric switch

3. transpositionnoun

   (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome

   Synonyms:
   substitution, reversal, switch, permutation, replacement, heterotaxy

4. transpositionnoun

   (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign

   Synonyms:
   substitution, reversal, switch, permutation, replacement, heterotaxy

5. transpositionnoun

   (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"

   Synonyms:
   substitution, reversal, switch, permutation, replacement, heterotaxy

6. transposition, reversalnoun

   the act of reversing the order or place of

   Synonyms:
   reversal, turnabout, turnaround, setback, about-face, change of mind, black eye, reverse, substitution, flip-flop, heterotaxy, policy change, volte-face, turn around, replacement, switch, blow, permutation, reversion

7. transpositionnoun

   (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards

   Synonyms:
   substitution, reversal, switch, permutation, replacement, heterotaxy

Matched Categories

1. • Abnormality
   • Algebra
   • Calculation
   • Electricity
   • Genetics
   • Music
   • Mutation
   • Playing
   • Rearrangement
   • Variation

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1. transpositionnoun

   Synonyms:
   transposal

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1. List of paraphrases for "transposition":

   transposal, transposing, rearrangement, transpose, implementation, incorporation, conversion, transfer

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1. Friedrich Nietzsche:

   Zarathustra was the first to consider the fight of good and evil the very wheel in the machinery of things: the transposition of morality into the metaphysical realm, as a force, cause, and end in itself, is his work. […] Zarathustra created this most calamitous error, morality; consequently, he must also be the first to recognize it.