transposition
IPA: trænspʌzˈɪʃʌn
noun
- (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.
- (European Union) A incorporation of the provisions of a European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law.
verb
- To transpose
- (psychiatry) To take on the role of another person
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Examples of "transposition" in Sentences
- Is it just the transposition of letters
- Besides, you are describing the law of transposition.
- I liked your transposition of the problem using the EP.
- The transposition deadline of the directive is tomorrow.
- A second transposition is needed to obscure the letters.
- I can't understand the reason why you prefer the transposition.
- A scytale is a machine that aids in the transposition of methods.
- For its symbolic expression in modern logi,c see the rule of transposition.
- The concert pitch which sounds depends on the transposition of the instrument.
- This is the accidental transposition of syllables or sounds in a word or phrase.
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