transposition.

1. The movement or exchange of elements into different positions.

2. The movement of a piece or passage into a different key while preserving its interval relationships.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• transposition of terms
• transposition of roles

On the page

The transposition of the two clauses changes the emphasis.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular transposition; plural transpositions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, description. Commonness: moderately common.