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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Transposition \Trans`po*si"tion\, n. [F. transposition, from L.
     transponere, transpositum, to set over, remove, transfer;
     trans across, over + ponere to place. See Position.]
     The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed.
     Specifically: 
     [1913 Webster]
     (a) (Alg.) The bringing of any term of an equation from one
         side over to the other without destroying the equation.
         [1913 Webster]
     (b) (Gram.) 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.
         [1913 Webster]
     (c) (Mus.) A change of a composition into another key.
         [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Transposition \Trans`po*si"tion\, n. [F. transposition, from L.
     transponere, transpositum, to set over, remove, transfer;
     trans across, over + ponere to place. See Position.]
     The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed.
     Specifically:
     (a) (Alg.) The bringing of any term of an equation from one
         side over to the other without destroying the equation.
     (b) (Gram.) 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.
     (c) (Mus.) A change of a composition into another key.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  transposition
       n 1: any abnormal position of the organs of the body [syn: heterotaxy]
       2: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the
          replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
          [syn: substitution, permutation, replacement, switch]
       3: (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment
          is transfered to a new position on the same or another
          chromosome
       4: (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity form one side of an
          equation to the other along with a change of sign
       5: (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: the act of reversing the order or place of [syn: reversal]
       7: (music) playing in a different key from the key intended;
          moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  transposition
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (ετ μαθ en) η αντιμετάθεση
     2 (ετ μουσική en) η τονική μεταφορά, η συνολική τονική μελωδική
  μετατόπιση χωρίς διατάραξη των διαστημάτων μέσα στη σύνθεση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  transposition
     n.
     1 (lb en especially mathematics) The act or process of transpose or
  interchange.
     2 (lb en 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 (lb en chess) A sequence of moves resulting in a position that may
  also be reached by another, more common sequence.
     4 (lb en European Union) A incorporation of the provisions of a
  European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law.
     vb.
     1 To transpose
     2 (lb en psychiatry) To take on the role of another person

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  transposition
     n.
     1 (lb en especially mathematics) The act or process of transpose or
  interchange.
     2 (lb en 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 (lb en chess) A sequence of moves resulting in a position that may
  also be reached by another, more common sequence.
     4 (lb en European Union) A incorporation of the provisions of a
  European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law.
     vb.
     1 To transpose
     2 (lb en psychiatry) To take on the role of another person

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  transposition
     n.
     1 (lb en especially mathematics) The act or process of transpose or
  interchange.
     2 (lb en 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 (lb en chess) A sequence of moves resulting in a position that may
  also be reached by another, more common sequence.
     4 (lb en European Union) A incorporation of the provisions of a
  European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law.
     vb.
     1 To transpose
     2 (lb en psychiatry) To take on the role of another person

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  transposition
     n.
     1 (lb en especially mathematics) The act or process of transpose or
  interchange.
     2 (lb en 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 (lb en chess) A sequence of moves resulting in a position that may
  also be reached by another, more common sequence.
     4 (lb en European Union) A incorporation of the provisions of a
  European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law.
     vb.
     1 To transpose
     2 (lb en psychiatry) To take on the role of another person

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  transposition
     Englanti n.
     1 (yhteys shakki k=en) siirtovaihto
     2 (yhteys matematiikka k=en) laskennollisessa yhtälössä tapahtuva
  yhtälönosan vaihto yhtälön puolelta toiselle puolelle
     3 (yhteys musiikki k=en) transponointi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  transposition
     Franska n.
     #Svenska
     n.
     det att transponera; omkastning, omflyttning

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  transposition
     n.
     det att transponera; omkastning, omflyttning

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Transposition /tɾˌanspoːziːtsjˈoːn/ 
  transposition 

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  Transposition /tɾˌanspoːziːtsjˈoːn/ 
   [math.] transposition 
     Synonym: Vertauschung
  

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-fra ]

  Transposition /tʁanspoziˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  transposition
  Musik: das Ändern der Grundtonart eines Musikstücks

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-spa ]

  Transposition /tʁanspoziˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  transposición
  Musik: das Ändern der Grundtonart eines Musikstücks

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:deu-swe ]

  Transposition /tʁanspoziˈt͡si̯oːn/ 
  transposition 2.
  Musik: das Ändern der Grundtonart eines Musikstücks
   3.
  Linguistik: das Erzeugen einer neuen Bezeichnungsklasse mit Hilfe der Ableitung; Überführung von einer Wortklasse in eine andere
   4.
  Linguistik, speziell Phonetik: Umstellung/Vertauschung von Lauten

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Transposition /tɹanspəzˈɪʃən/
  إبدال الموضع

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  transposition /tɹanspəzˈɪʃən/ 
  přemístění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  transposition /tɹanspəzˈɪʃən/ 
  přesunutí

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  transposition /tɹanspəzˈɪʃən/
  Austausch 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  transposition /tɹanspəzˈɪʃən/
  Transposition 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  transposition /tɹanspəzˈɪʃən/
  Umstellung , Umsetzung 
        "transposition of the Prüm Treaty into the legal framework of the EU"  - Überführung des Prümer Vertrags in den EU-Rechtsrahmen
   see: transpositions
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  transposition /tɹanspəzˈɪʃən/
  Vertauschung , Transposition  [math.]

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  transposition /tɹanspəzˈɪʃən/ 
  1. transpositio, vaihtaminen
  act or process of transposing or interchanging
  2. kansallisen lainsäädännön osaksi saattaminen, täytäntöönpano
  incorporation of the EU directive into domestic law
  3. transponointi
  shift of a piece of music to a different musical key

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  transposition /tɹanspəzˈɪʃən/
  premještanje, preplet, transponiranje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  transposition /tɹanspəzˈɪʃən/
  1. átvitel
  2. átírás más hangnembe
  3. transzponálás
  4. felcserélés

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  transposition /tɹanspəzˈɪʃən/
  1. yerini degiştirme
  2. takdim ve tehir
  3. (mat.) işaretini degiştirerek denklemin bir tarafından öbür tarafına geçirme
  4. tıbı bir uzvun olağandışı bir yerde bulunması
  5. (tıb.) bir doku parçasını yerinden tamamen ayırmadan kesip başka bir yere yapıştırma ameliyatı
  6. (müz.) aktarma.

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  transposition /tʁɑ̃spozisjˈɔ̃/
  treuzlec'hiadur (treuzlec'hiadurioù /(en)tɹˈuːzlɪkhˌɪɐdjˌʊəɹɪˌuː(fr)/), treuzlec'hiadenn (treuzlec'hiadennoù /(en)tɹˈuːzlɪkhˌɪɐdˌɛnuː(fr)/)

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  transposition /tʁɑ̃.spo.zi.sjɔ̃/ 
  trasposizione

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  transposition /tʁɑ̃.spo.zi.sjɔ̃/ 
  transposición

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  transposition /trˌanspuːsɪsxˈuːn/ 
  Transposition

From Svenska-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-fra ]

  transposition /trˌanspuːsɪsxˈuːn/ 
  transposition

From Svenska-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-pol ]

  transposition /trˌanspuːsɪsxˈuːn/ 
  transpozycja

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/tʁɑ̃spozisjɔ̃/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  113 Moby Thesaurus words for "transposition":
     alternation, avatar, battledore and shuttlecock, catabolism,
     catalysis, communication, commutation, conduction,
     consubstantiation, contagion, convection, cooperation,
     counterchange, cross fire, delivery, deportation, diapedesis,
     diffusion, displacement, dissemination, ectropion, eversion,
     exchange, export, exportation, expulsion, extradition,
     give-and-take, heterotopia, import, importation, interchange,
     intermutation, interplay, introversion, intussusception,
     invagination, inversion, lex talionis, measure for measure,
     metabolism, metagenesis, metamorphism, metamorphosis, metastasis,
     metathesis, metempsychosis, migration, mutant, mutated form,
     mutation, mutual admiration, mutual support, mutual transfer,
     mutuality, osmosis, passage, passing over, perfusion, permutation,
     pronation, quid pro quo, reciprocality, reciprocation, reciprocity,
     reincarnation, resupination, retaliation, retroflexion,
     retroversion, reversal, reversing, reversion, revulsion,
     something for something, sport, spread, spreading, supination,
     tit for tat, topsy-turviness, topsy-turvydom, transanimation,
     transduction, transfer, transfer of property, transference,
     transfiguration, transfigurement, transformation, transformism,
     transfusion, transit, transition, translation, translocation,
     transmigration, transmigration of souls, transmission, transmittal,
     transmittance, transmogrification, transmutation, transplacement,
     transplantation, transposal, transubstantiation, travel,
     turning back, turning backwards, turning inside out,
     turning inward, turning over
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 调换,换位,移项;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 调换,换位,移项

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