Main Entry:

trans·lo·ca·tion

Pronunciation:

\ˌtran(t)s-lō-ˈkā-shən, ˌtranz-\

Function:

noun

Date:

1624

: the act, process, or an instance of changing location or position: as a: the conduction of soluble material (as metabolic products) from one part of a plant to another b: transfer of part of a chromosome to a different position especially on a nonhomologous chromosome ; especially : the exchange of parts between nonhomologous chromosomes

— trans·lo·cate \ˈtran(t)s-lō-ˌkāt, ˈtranz-, (ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈ, (ˌ)tranz-ˈ\ verb