translocation
noun
translocation is a noun meaning “Removal of things from one place to another; displacement; substitution of one thing for another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled T-R-A-N-S-L-O-C-A-T-I-O-N, and it appears about once in every 2 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of translocation is translocations.
What does translocation mean?
noun
- 1
Removal of things from one place to another; displacement; substitution of one thing for another.
- 2
A transfer of a chromosomal segment to a new position, especially on a nonhomologous chromosome; the segment so transferred.
- 3
A transfer of a molecule through a membrane.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of translocation
- translocations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is translocation?
Translocation appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,703rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Translocation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | traslado, translocación , traslocación |
| French | translocation |
| Portuguese | translocação |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does translocation come from?
From trans- + location.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).