transposition

[ UK /tɹænspəzˈɪʃən/ ]

NOUN

an event in which one thing is substituted for another
the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
(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
the act of reversing the order or place of
(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
any abnormal position of the organs of the body

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Testament the story of Jonah misquoted, and and by a small transposition a la mode de Surenhusius, representing that Jonah swallowed the whale! The Grounds of Christianity Examined by Comparing The New Testament with the Old
In addition to carbonates of sodium, especially the hydrocarbonate known as glycolate, the bile apparently contains ammonium sulphate combined with hydrocarbon (taurin); but this results from the transposition of sodium sulphate and gelatine. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration
Just 11 minutes later Arthur was being examined by a top heart specialist who revealed that the baby, now a month old, was suffering from a conditions known as cyanotic heart defect, and Transposition of the Great Arteries or TGA. Shropshire Star
The decision of Government to send reinforcements to Ireland was mentioned as a prelude to the information from Vienna of the birth of a son to the Princess Nikolas: and then; having conjoined the two entirely heterogeneous pieces of intelligence, the composer adroitly interfused them by a careless transposition of the prelude and the burden that enabled him to play ad libitum on regrets and rejoicings; by which device the lord of Earlsfont might be offered condolences while the lady could express her strong contentment, inasmuch as he deplored the state of affairs in the sister island, and she was glad of a crisis concluding a term of suspense thus the foreign-born baby was denounced and welcomed, the circumstances lamented and the mother congratulated, in a breath, all under cover of the happiest misunderstanding, as effective as the cabalism of Prospero's wand among the Neapolitan mariners, by the skilful Irish development on a grand scale of the rhetorical figure anastrophe, or a turning about and about. Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
It is the underlying assumption of this paper that the transformation of interior into exterior constitutes a specific instance of the transpositional processes discussed therein.
However, Skalkottas does employ transpositions both for their local (for the purposes of developing variation) and their large-scale (as a means of formal construction) consequences.
The method of tire transposition usually have cross transition method, circulation, coaxial transposition conversion method and hybrid conversion method, etc.
And third, does not anthropomorphism require the transposition of human qualities onto an inanimate object?
Methods: Eleven cases of Achilles tendon defect were repaired with tendon transposition and iliotibial band transplantation.
Unlike directives, EU regulations have the force of law without requiring transposition into national legislation.

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