noun (n)

• any abnormal position of the organs of the body(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  heterotaxy
  

  source: wordnet30
• an event in which one thing is substituted for another(noun.event)

  Synonym:
  permutation, replacement, substitution, switch
  

  source: wordnet30
• (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome(noun.event)

  source: wordnet30
• (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance(noun.act)

  Example:
  He wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of reversing the order or place of(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  reversal
  

  source: wordnet30
• (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed.(noun)

  source: webster1913