transposition

English

Etymology

From Middle French transposition, from Medieval Latin transpositio.

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Noun

transposition (countable and uncountable, plural transpositions)

1. (especially mathematics) The act or process of transposing or interchanging.
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.
3. (chess) A sequence of moves resulting in a position that may also be reached by another, more common sequence.
4. (European Union) An incorporation of the provisions of a European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law.

Derived terms

• honorific transposition
• transposition cipher
• transpositional

Related terms

• transpose

Translations

act or process of transposing or interchanging

Bulgarian: транспозиция f (transpozicija) Finnish: vaihtaminen (fi), transpositio German: Transposition (de) f, Transponierung f, Transponieren n Polish: transpozycja f, przemiana (pl) f Romanian: transpunere (ro) f, transpoziție (ro) f

shift of a piece of music to a different musical key

Bulgarian: транспозиция f (transpozicija) Czech: transpozice f Finnish: transponointi (fi) German: Transposition (de) f, Transponierung f, Transponieren n Polish: transpozycja f Romanian: transpunere (ro) f Swedish: transponering c

incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law

Asturian: tresposición f Bulgarian: транспозиция f (transpozicija) Czech: transpozice f, provedení (cs) m, provedení ve vnitrostátním právu Finnish: kansallisen lainsäädännön osaksi saattaminen, täytäntöönpano (fi) French: transposition (fr), transposition en droit interne, transposition en droit national German: Umsetzung in innerstaatliches Recht Romanian: transpunere (ro) f Spanish: transposición (es) f Ukrainian: транспозиція f (transpozycija)

Verb

transposition (third-person singular simple present transpositions, present participle transpositioning, simple past and past participle transpositioned)

1. To transpose
2. (psychiatry) To take on the role of another person

See also

• twelve tone technique
• serialism

References

• DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. →ISBN, Ch. 6.

French

Etymology

From transposer.

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

transposition f (plural transpositions)

1. transposition

Further reading

• “transposition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.