transposition

C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən/ UK /ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the act of switching the order or position of two things

A simple transposition of two digits caused the accounting error.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act of switching the... interchange reversal switch swap rearrangement inversion

Word family

Derived forms transpositional

Related forms transpose position composition deposition

Etymology

From French transposition, from Medieval Latin transpositio, from Latin transponere ('to place across'), from trans- ('across') + ponere ('to place').

transpositio Latin trans Latin ponere Latin

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# transposition

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃən

## Meanings
1. the act of switching the order or position of two things

## Examples
- A simple transposition of two digits caused the accounting error.

## Synonyms
- interchange
- reversal
- switch
- swap
- rearrangement
- inversion

## Derived Forms
- transpositional

## Related Forms
- transpose
- position
- composition
- deposition

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: transpositio
- Root: trans
- Root: ponere

## Etymology
From French transposition, from Medieval Latin transpositio, from Latin transponere ('to place across'), from trans- ('across') + ponere ('to place').

## AI Etymology
Transposition is from French transposition, from Medieval Latin transpositio, from Latin transponere ('to place across'), from trans- ('across') + ponere ('to place'). Important recorded forms include transpositio (Latin), trans (Latin), and ponere (Latin). Morphologically, the trans- element contributes the sense of across, through, beyond, or change from one state into another. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers the act of switching the order or position of two things. The wider family includes derived forms such as transpositional and related words such as transpose, position, composition, and deposition.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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