transposition
noun
trans·po·si·tion
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Definition of transposition
1a
: 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
2a
: 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
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Other Words from transposition
transpositional
\ ˌtran(t)s-pə-ˈzish-nəl
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adjective
, -ˈzi-shə-nᵊl \
adjective
Examples of transposition in a Sentence
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With this minor transposition of circumstances, True West is a story of a meth (or opioid) zombie, who has come to extract a sacrifice from his more prosperous sibling. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, "Sam Shepard Saw It All Coming," 11 July 2019 Fulmer, the 2016 American League Rookie of the Year, had season-ending ulnar transposition surgery last September. — George Sipple, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers' Michael Fulmer dominates in final start before season," 25 Mar. 2018 After transposition, the ulnar nerve no longer experiences the same tension and constriction when patients flex their elbow. — Tj Gibson, azcentral, "Get back in the game: Don’t let Cubital Tunnel Syndrome limit you," 9 May 2018 And in the two seasons since — outside of a lost final month of the 2017 season, which Fulmer spent rehabilitating from ulnar nerve transposition surgery — Fulmer has emerged as one of the top young pitchers in baseball. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers' Michael Fulmer will be source of trade rumors again," 8 May 2018 This transposition of love poetry onto a spiritual subject would prove tremendously influential. — Cammy Brothers, WSJ, "‘Renaissance Woman’ Review: A Lady of Letters," 27 Apr. 2018 Greene has had two major surgeries — elbow ligament reconstruction and ulnar nerve transposition — and has suffered from blister issues in the past. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers' closer job Shane Greene's to lose, Ron Gardenhire says," 15 Feb. 2018 Gardenhire said the soreness is not related to the ulnar transposition surgery from last summer. — George Sipple, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers' Michael Fulmer start pushed back due to sore elbow," 3 Mar. 2018 Fulmer, 24, has performed like a front-line pitcher in his first two seasons in the Major Leagues but is rehabilitating from ulnar nerve transposition surgery in his right elbow. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Yankees could make offer Tigers can't refuse for Michael Fulmer," 13 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'transposition.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for transposition
transposition
noun
trans·po·si·tion
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Medical Definition of transposition
: an act, process, or instance of transposing or being transposed: as
a
: the displacement of a viscus to a side opposite from that which it normally occupies
transposition of the heart
b
: the transfer of a segment of DNA from one site to another in the genome either between chromosomal sites or between an extrachromosomal site (as on a plasmid) and a chromosome
Other Words from transposition
transpositional
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adjective
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adjective