transposition

noun

trans·​po·​si·​tion ˌtran(t)s-pə-ˈzi-shən 

1

a

: 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

2

a

: 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

transpositional

ˌtran(t)s-pə-ˈzi-sh(ə-)nəl 

adjective

Examples of transposition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Correction April 3, 2024, 11:45am ET: The benchmark chart for this article has been updated to correct transposition errors. —Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2024

Two countries — Portugal and Bulgaria — haven’t begun the transposition process for NIS 2, where directives are incorporated into the national laws of EU member states, according to a tracker tool from internet research organization DNS Research Federation. —Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024

This crucial step is called transposition, and the EU’s transposition deadline for the CSRD was July 6, 2024. —Mary Foley, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024

The Member States now have two months to provide detailed responses to the EC and complete their transposition. —Mary Foley, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Anglo-French transposicion, from Medieval Latin transposition-, transpositio, from Latin transponere to transpose

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing transposition

• transposition cipher

Medical Definition

transposition

noun

trans·​po·​si·​tion ˌtran(t)s-pə-ˈzish-ən 

: 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

transpositional

-ˈzish-nəl 

adjective