transposition
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle French transposition, from Medieval Latin transpositio.
Noun edit
transposition (countable and uncountable, plural transpositions)
- (especially mathematics) The act or process of transposing or interchanging.
- (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.
- (chess) A sequence of moves resulting in a position that may also be reached by another, more common sequence.
- (EU) An incorporation of the provisions of a European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law.
Derived terms edit
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Translations edit
act or process of transposing or interchanging
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shift of a piece of music to a different musical key
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incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law
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Verb edit
transposition (third-person singular simple present transpositions, present participle transpositioning, simple past and past participle transpositioned)
- To transpose
- (psychiatry) To take on the role of another person
See also edit
References edit
- DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. →ISBN, Ch. 6.
French edit
Etymology edit
From transposer.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
transposition f (plural transpositions)
Further reading edit
- “transposition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.