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trans·po·si·tion \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 |