transposition

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French transposition, from Medieval Latin transpositio. === Pronunciation === === Noun === transposition (countable and uncountable, plural transpositions) (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) An incorporation of the provisions of a European Union directive into a Member State's domestic law. ==== Derived terms ==== honorific transposition transposition cipher transpositional ==== Related terms ==== transpose ==== Translations ==== === Verb === transposition (third-person singular simple present transpositions, present participle transpositioning, simple past and past participle transpositioned) To transpose (psychiatry) To take on the role of another person ==== See also ==== twelve tone technique serialism === References === DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. →ISBN, Ch. 6. == French == === Etymology === From transposer. === Pronunciation === === Noun === transposition f (plural transpositions) transposition === Further reading === “transposition”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012