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transposition: (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards; the act of reversing the order or place of; (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance; "he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition"; (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign; (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome; any abnormal position of the organs of the body

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transanimation collapse

transfiguration collapse: the act of transforming so as to exalt or glorify; a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances; "the metamorphosis of the old house into something new and exciting"; (New Testament) the sudden emanation of radiance from the person of Jesus; (Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus

metamorphosis collapse: a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft; the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

metabolism collapse: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life

catabolism collapse: breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy

anabolism collapse: the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy

convection collapse: the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion; (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere

mutant collapse: an animal that has undergone mutation; (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration; tending to undergo or resulting from mutation; "a mutant gene"

retroflexion collapse

reincarnation collapse: the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of hell) depending on the person's own actions; a second or new birth; embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form); "his reincarnation as a lion"

migration collapse: the movement of persons from one country or locality to another; the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding; (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule; a group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period)

catalysis collapse: acceleration of a chemical reaction induced the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction; "of the top 50 commodity chemicals, 30 are created directly by catalysis and another 6 are made from raw materials that are catalytically produced"

mutation collapse: a change or alteration in form or qualities; (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

conduction collapse: the transmission of heat or electricity or sound

permutation collapse: act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group; complete change in character or condition; "the permutations...taking place in the physical world"- Henry Miller; the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements

osmosis collapse: diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal

retaliation collapse: action taken in return for an injury or offense

cross fire collapse

avatar collapse: the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu"

metastasis collapse: the spreading of a disease to another part of the body

transfusion collapse: the action of pouring a liquid from one vessel to another; the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery

extradition collapse: the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)

quid pro quo collapse: something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises

tit for tat collapse: an equivalent given in return

transmittal collapse

commutation collapse: the travel of a commuter; (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law; a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one

measure for measure collapse

reciprocation collapse: alternating back-and-forth movement; the act of making or doing something in return

transmigration collapse: the passing of a soul into another body after death

perfusion collapse: pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels)

interplay collapse: reciprocal action and reaction

introversion collapse: (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings

vicissitude collapse: mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another); a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something; "the project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research"

dissemination collapse: the property of being diffused or dispersed; the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate

export collapse: commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country; cause to spread in another part of the world; "The Russians exported Marxism to Africa"; sell or transfer abroad; "we export less than we import and have a negative trade balance"

alternation collapse: successive change from one thing or state to another and back again; being regularly exchangeable

translation collapse: the act of uniform movement; rewording something in less technical terminology; a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language; a uniform movement without rotation; (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm; (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same

expulsion collapse: the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

transformation collapse: the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"; (genetics) modification of a cell or bacterium by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA; a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure; a qualitative change; (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system

transition collapse: a passage that connects a topic to one that follows; a musical passage moving from one key to another; a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another; make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another); "The airline transitioned to more fuel-efficient jets"; "The adagio transitioned into an allegro"; cause to convert or undergo a transition; "the company had to transition the old practices to modern technology"

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