"transposition" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-transposition.wav Forms: transpositions [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French transposition, from Medieval Latin transpositio. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|transposition}} Middle French transposition, {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} transposition (countable and uncountable, plural transpositions)
  1. (especially mathematics) The act or process of transposing or interchanging. Tags: countable, especially, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (act or process of transposing or interchanging): vaihtaminen (Finnish), transpositio (Finnish), Transposition [feminine] (German), Transponierung [feminine] (German), Transponieren [neuter] (German), transpozycja [feminine] (Polish), przemiana [feminine] (Polish), transpunere [feminine] (Romanian), transpoziție [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-transposition-en-noun-3BGNqSHF Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'act or process of transposing or interchanging': 97 1 1 1
  2. (music) A shift of a piece of music to a different musical key by adjusting all the notes of the work equally either up or down in pitch. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music Translations (shift of a piece of music to a different musical key): transpozice [feminine] (Czech), transponointi (Finnish), Transposition [feminine] (German), Transponierung [feminine] (German), Transponieren [neuter] (German), transpozycja [feminine] (Polish), transpunere [feminine] (Romanian), transponering [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-transposition-en-noun-cbUtEMhN Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'shift of a piece of music to a different musical key': 1 96 1 2
  3. (chess) A sequence of moves resulting in a position that may also be reached by another, more common sequence. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-transposition-en-noun--zBOpzCV Topics: board-games, chess, games
  4. (European Union) An incorporation of the provisions of a European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law. Tags: European-Union, countable, uncountable Categories (place): European Union Translations (incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law): transpozice [feminine] (Czech), provedení [masculine] (Czech), provedení ve vnitrostátním právu (Czech), kansallisen lainsäädännön osaksi saattaminen (Finnish), täytäntöönpano (Finnish), transposition (French), transposition en droit interne (French), transposition en droit national (French), Umsetzung in innerstaatliches Recht (German), transpunere [feminine] (Romanian), транспозиція (transpozycija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-transposition-en-noun-0wGKayFp Disambiguation of 'incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law': 3 1 1 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: honorific transposition, transposition cipher, transpositional Related terms: transpose

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-transposition.wav Forms: transpositions [present, singular, third-person], transpositioning [participle, present], transpositioned [participle, past], transpositioned [past]
Etymology: From Middle French transposition, from Medieval Latin transpositio. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|transposition}} Middle French transposition, {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin Head templates: {{en-verb}} transposition (third-person singular simple present transpositions, present participle transpositioning, simple past and past participle transpositioned)
  1. To transpose
    Sense id: en-transposition-en-verb-x74RbtC1
  2. (psychiatry) To take on the role of another person Categories (topical): Psychiatry
    Sense id: en-transposition-en-verb-iYr9JgHi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 11 23 8 13 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 8 19 8 13 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 7 19 19 9 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 6 28 17 8 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 6 6 7 29 7 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 8 12 19 10 44 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 10 12 8 13 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 9 14 13 11 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 8 12 18 12 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 7 7 11 25 9 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 7 11 27 9 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 6 7 10 30 9 38 Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: twelve tone technique, serialism

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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