Definitions for transposition
ˌtræns pəˈzɪʃ əntrans·po·si·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. transposition, heterotaxynoun

   any abnormal position of the organs of the body

2. substitution, permutation, transposition, replacement, switchnoun

   an event in which one thing is substituted for another

   "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"

3. transpositionnoun

   (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome

4. transpositionnoun

   (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign

5. transpositionnoun

   (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance

   "he wrote a textbook on the electrical effects of transposition"

6. transposition, reversalnoun

   the act of reversing the order or place of

7. transpositionnoun

   (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. transpositionnoun

   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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Transpositionnoun

   Etymology: transposition, Fr. from transpose.

   1. The act of putting one thing in the place of another.2. The state of being put out of one place into another.

   The common centre of gravity in the terraqueous globe is steady, and not liable to any accidental transposition, nor hath it ever shifted its station. John Woodward, Nat. Hist. p. i.

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1. transposition

   Transposition generally refers to the act of rearranging, interchanging, or reversing the position or order of things. This term is common in several fields like music, biology, and mathematics. In music, it refers to the process of moving a piece from one key to another. In genetics, it's the relocation of a gene sequence within a genome. In mathematics, it's the interchange of rows and columns in a matrix. The specific meaning usually depends on the context in which it’s being used.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Transpositionnoun

   the act of transposing, or the state of being transposed

2. Transpositionnoun

   the bringing of any term of an equation from one side over to the other without destroying the equation

3. Transpositionnoun

   a change of the natural order of words in a sentence; as, the Latin and Greek languages admit transposition, without inconvenience, to a much greater extent than the English

4. Transpositionnoun

   a change of a composition into another key

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Transposition

   In music transposition refers to the process, or operation, of moving a collection of notes up or down in pitch by a constant interval. For example, one might transpose an entire piece of music into another key. Similarly, one might transpose a tone row or an unordered collection of pitches such as a chord so that it begins on another pitch. The transposition of a set A by n semitones is designated by Tn, representing the addition of an integer n to each of the pitch class integers of the set A. Thus the set consisting of 0-1-2 transposed by 5 semitones is 5-6-7 since 0+5=5, 1+5=6, and 2+5=7.

Matched Categories

1. • Abnormality
   • Algebra
   • Calculation
   • Electricity
   • Genetics
   • Music
   • Mutation
   • Playing
   • Rearrangement
   • Variation

How to pronounce transposition?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say transposition in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of transposition in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of transposition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of transposition in a Sentence

1. Friedrich Nietzsche:

   Zarathustra was the first to consider the fight of good and evil the very wheel in the machinery of things: the transposition of morality into the metaphysical realm, as a force, cause, and end in itself, is his work. […] Zarathustra created this most calamitous error, morality; consequently, he must also be the first to recognize it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=transposition
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Transposition
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=transposition
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transposition
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=transposition