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transposition

noun

Any abnormal position of the organs of the body

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13
Starts with
T
Ends with
N
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
15

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noun

  1. Any abnormal position of the organs of the body

noun

  1. An event in which one thing is substituted for another

    “The replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood”

noun

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

noun

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

noun

  1. (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”

noun

  1. The act of reversing the order or place of

noun

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

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The replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood
He wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition

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