transposition
Switching places around
Transposition is a rearrangement—switching the positions of two or more things.
In music, transposition shifts a piece to a different key while preserving the relationships between notes.
In mathematics, it means exchanging rows and columns in a matrix, or swapping two elements in a sequence.
More generally, any switching of order or position: The typo was a simple transposition of two letters.
Hidden writing system
- encryptionConverting data into code
- substitutionExchange of one for another
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
- ciphertextEncoded, unreadable message
code · permutation · key · decrypt · columnar · rail fence · cryptanalysis · secret
Sound reordering in words
- spoonerismAccidental sound transposition
- anagramReshuffled letter word
- letterWritten symbol or message
- syllableUnit of pronunciation
reversal · error · slip · pronunciation · spelling · reordering · dyslexia · malapropism
Reversal of position
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- translocationMovement to another place
- deletionRemoval of content
duplication · recombination · karyotype · breakpoint · rearrangement · locus · DNA · allele
Arrangement in specific order
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- linear algebraMathematics of vector spaces
- determinantMatrix-derived scalar quantity
- invertibleAble to be undone
mapping · cyclic · parity · inverse · commutativity · transformation
Lock-opening device
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- pitchFrequency of sound
- intervalDuration between two points
- semitoneMinimum Western musical interval
capo · sight-reading · orchestration · arrangement · clef · score · horn · clarinet
Tined eating tool
- skewerPointed cooking rod
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
- tempoRate of musical performance
exchange · castling · fianchetto · blockade · prophylaxis · counterattack · pin · zugzwang
cipher
Hidden writing system
- encryptionConverting data into code
- substitutionExchange of one for another
- plaintextUnencoded readable information
ciphertext · code · permutation · key · decrypt · columnar · rail fence · cryptanalysis · secret · shuffle
metathesis
Sound reordering in words
- spoonerismAccidental sound transposition
- anagramReshuffled letter word
- letterWritten symbol or message
syllable · reversal · error · slip · pronunciation · spelling · reordering · dyslexia · malapropism · phoneme
inversion
Reversal of position
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- translocationMovement to another place
deletion · duplication · recombination · karyotype · breakpoint · rearrangement · locus · DNA · allele · genome
permutation
Arrangement in specific order
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- linear algebraMathematics of vector spaces
- determinantMatrix-derived scalar quantity
invertible · mapping · cyclic · parity · inverse · commutativity · transformation
key
Lock-opening device
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- pitchFrequency of sound
- intervalDuration between two points
semitone · capo · sight-reading · orchestration · arrangement · clef · score · horn · clarinet · trumpet
fork
Tined eating tool
tempo · exchange · castling · fianchetto · blockade · prophylaxis · counterattack · pin · zugzwang · deflection
- musicmusic, song, songs, singing, singer
- codes and cipherscipher, code, decode, decrypt, encrypt
- music termsmelody, tempo, rhythm, harmony, beat
- changeschange, shift, alter, transformation, modify
- codes & cipherscode breaking, decoding, cryptanalysis, encryption, morse code
- cryptic puzzlesriddle, cipher, code, cryptogram, enigma
transpositionpreservation
Maintaining something's condition
retention · fixation · stasis · conservation · maintenance