transposition
The act or process of transposing or interchangingThe act or process of transposing or interchanging.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, especially, uncountable)The act or process of transposing or interchanging.
Transposition, Transponierung, Transponieren
(countable, uncountable)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.
Transposition, Transponierung, Transponieren
(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
(countable, uncountable)A sequence of moves resulting in a position that may also be reached by another, more common sequence.
(European Union, countable, uncountable)An incorporation of the provisions of a European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law.
Umsetzung in innerstaatliches Recht
транспозиціяtranspozycija
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle French transposition, from Medieval Latin transpositio.From Middle French transposition, from Medieval Latin transpositio.
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Forms
plural: transpositions| Singular | transposition |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- the act of reversing the order or place of:reversal
- any abnormal position of the organs of the body:heterotaxy
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another:substitutionpermutationreplacementswitch
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable