transposition

transposition

English

Etymology

From Middle French transposition, from Medieval Latin transpositio.

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) A incorporation of the provisions of a European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law.

Derived terms

• transpositional

Related terms

• transpose

Translations

act or process of transposing or interchanging

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

Czech: transpozice f Finnish: transponointi (fi) German: Transposition (de) f, Trans­po­nie­rung f, Trans­po­nie­ren n Polish: transpozycja f Romanian: transpunere (ro) f

incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law

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 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.

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French

Etymology

From transposer.

Pronunciation

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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.