What does "translocation" mean?

Removal of things from one place to another; displacement; substitution of one thing for another.

What is a synonym for "translocation"?

Common synonyms include: anabolism, avatar, catabolism, catalysis, communication, conduction.

noun

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Noun

1
Removal of things from one place to another; displacement; substitution of one thing for another. countable, uncountable
"There happen'd certain translocations at the deluge."
2
(genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts wordnet
3
A transfer of a chromosomal segment to a new position, especially on a nonhomologous chromosome; the segment so transferred. countable, uncountable
4
the transport of dissolved material within a plant wordnet
5
A transfer of a molecule through a membrane. countable, uncountable

"There happen'd certain translocations at the deluge."

From trans- + location.