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Meaning of translocation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Removal of things from one place to another; displacement; substitution of one thing for another.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A transfer of a chromosomal segment to a new position, especially on a nonhomologous chromosome; the segment so transferred.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A transfer of a molecule through a membrane.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Français translocation
Bahasa Indonesia translokasi
Italiano traslocazione
Nederlands translocatie
Português translocação

Examples

“There happen'd certain translocations at the deluge.”
“By taking users to places where they would or could not really go, the technology offered empathy or awe via translocation.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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