Rearrangement: meaning, definitions and examples
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rearrangement
[ ˌriːˈeɪndʒmənt ]
word order
The action of changing the position or order of things; reshuffling.
Synonyms
reordering, reorganization, reshuffling
Examples of usage
- The rearrangement of the furniture in the living room made it look more spacious.
- The rearrangement of the paragraphs in the essay improved its flow.
genetics
The process of recombining genetic material, resulting in a novel arrangement.
Synonyms
recombination, reorganization, restructuring
Examples of usage
- The rearrangement of genes can lead to genetic disorders.
- Chromosomal rearrangement can impact an organism's traits.
Translations
Translations of the word "rearrangement" in other languages:
🇵🇹 rearranjo
🇮🇳 पुनर्व्यवस्था
🇩🇪 Umordnung
🇮🇩 penyusunan kembali
🇺🇦 перестановка
🇵🇱 przestawienie
🇯🇵 再配置 (さいはいち)
🇫🇷 réagencement
🇪🇸 reordenamiento
🇹🇷 yeniden düzenleme
🇰🇷 재배치
🇸🇦 إعادة الترتيب
🇨🇿 přeskupení
🇸🇰 preusporiadanie
🇨🇳 重新排列 (chóngxīn páiliè)
🇸🇮 preureditev
🇮🇸 endurröðun
🇰🇿 қайта жайғастыру
🇬🇪 გადაწყობა
🇦🇿 yenidən düzülmə
🇲🇽 reordenamiento
Word origin
The word 'rearrangement' originated from the combination of 're-' meaning again or differently, and 'arrangement' meaning the act of putting things in a particular order. It first appeared in the mid-18th century and has been used in various contexts such as linguistics, mathematics, genetics, and more.
See also: rearranger, rearranging.