Transponieren — meaning in English

English meaning

• transpose verb To swap the order or position of two or more things.
• transposition noun The act or process of transposing or interchanging.

Senses

Transponieren is used for these senses in English:

• transpose (transitive, music) To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key.
• transpose (transitive, algebra) To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.

transpose — full definition

1. verb To swap the order or position of two or more things.
2. verb In music, to rewrite or perform a piece in a different key.
3. verb In mathematics, to move a term from one side of an equation to the other, or to swap rows and columns of a matrix.

transposition — full definition

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

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