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transposition en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle French transposition, from Medieval Latin transpositio.

Meanings

  1. (countable, especially, uncountable) The act or process of transposing or interchanging.
  2. (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.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A sequence of moves resulting in a position that may also be reached by another, more common sequence.
  4. (European-Union, countable, uncountable) An incorporation of the provisions of a European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law.

Forms

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transpositions Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

transposition cipher · transpositional · honorific transposition · retrotransposition · nontransposition

Relateds

transpose

Translations (37)

cs transpozice (incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law) · sv införlivande (incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law) · pl przemiana (act or process of transposing or interchanging) · sv transponering (shift of a piece of music to a different musical key) · pl transpozycja (act or process of transposing or interchanging) · fi transpositio (act or process of transposing or interchanging) · ro transpoziție (act or process of transposing or interchanging) · fr transposition (incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law) · de Transponieren (shift of a piece of music to a different musical key) · fi täytäntöönpano (incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law) · es trasposición (act or process of transposing or interchanging) · cs provedení (incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law) · ast tresposición (incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law) · pl transpozycja (shift of a piece of music to a different musical key) · es transposición (incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law) · fi transponointi (shift of a piece of music to a different musical key) · de Umsetzung in innerstaatliches Recht (incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law) · cs transpozice (shift of a piece of music to a different musical key) · ro transpunere (shift of a piece of music to a different musical key) · cs provedení ve vnitrostátním právu (incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law) · de Transponieren (act or process of transposing or interchanging) · fi kansallisen lainsäädännön osaksi saattaminen (incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law) · bg транспозиция (incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law) · ro transpunere (incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law) · de Transposition (act or process of transposing or interchanging) · fr transposition en droit national (incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law) · es transposición (act or process of transposing or interchanging) · bg транспозиция (act or process of transposing or interchanging) · es trasposición (incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law) · de Transponierung (shift of a piece of music to a different musical key) · ro transpunere (act or process of transposing or interchanging) · de Transposition (shift of a piece of music to a different musical key) · fr transposition en droit interne (incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law) · bg транспозиция (shift of a piece of music to a different musical key) · de Transponierung (act or process of transposing or interchanging) · fi vaihtaminen (act or process of transposing or interchanging) · uk транспозиція (incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law)

transposition en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle French transposition, from Medieval Latin transpositio.

Meanings

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

Forms

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transpositioned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
transpositioned Tense=Past lexicographic
transpositions Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
transpositioning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

serialism · twelve tone technique