TRANSPOSING

Verb

transposing

present participle of transpose

Noun

transposing (plural transposings)

A transposition.

Adjective

transposing (not comparable)

(music) a musical instrument that is written in a different pitch to how it sounds, often for ease of playing multiple instruments of the same family that have different ranges.

Antonyms

• non-transposing

Source: Wiktionary


TRANSPOSE

Trans*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Transposing.] Etym: [F. transposer; pref. trans- (L. trans across) + poser to put. See Pose.]

1. To change the place or order of; to substitute one for the other of; to exchange, in respect of position; as, to transpose letters, words, or propositions.

2. To change; to transform; to invert. [R.] Things base and vile, holding no quantity, Love can transpose to form and dignity. Shak.

3. (Alg.)

Definition: To bring, as any term of an equation, from one side over to the other, without destroying the equation; thus, if a + b = c, and we make a = c - b, then b is said to be transposed.

4. (Gram.)

Definition: To change the natural order of, as words.

5. (Mus.)

Definition: To change the key of.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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