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Transposing

To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.

📖 Definitions of "Transposing"

verb
  1. 1

    To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.

  2. 2

    To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key.

  3. 3

    To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.

  4. 4

    To rearrange elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.

noun
  1. 1

    A transposition.

adjective
  1. 1

    A musical instrument that is written in a different pitch to how it sounds, often for ease of playing multiple instruments of the same family that have different ranges.

    "Trumpet is a transposing instrument while trombone is not."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Transposing"

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WordDefinition
interchangeverb(transitive) to mutually give and receive (something); to exchange
permuteverb(transitive) To change the order of.
transferverb(transitive) To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
counterchangeverbTo give and receive; C; to exchange.
commuteverb(intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.
transplantverb(transitive, medicine) To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.
transposalnountransposition
transformingnountransformation
transpositionverb(especially mathematics) The act or process of transposing or interchanging.
conversionnounThe act of converting something or someone.
integratingThat integrates.
replicationnounThe process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
rearrangementnounThe process of rearranging.
transferringnounThe act by which something is transferred; a transfer.
translationnounThe conversion of text from one language to another.
mainstreamingnoun(education, chiefly US) The practice of educating students with special needs in regular classes.
turningnounThe act of one who turns (rotates or twists).
implementationnounThe process of moving an idea from concept to reality. In business, engineering and other fields, implementation refers to the building process rather than the design process.
incorporationnounThe act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.
transportingnounThe transportation of a criminal.

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