TRANSPOSE


Meaning of TRANSPOSE in English

trans ‧ pose /trænˈspəʊz $ -ˈspoʊz/ BrE AmE verb [transitive+ into/to] technical

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: transposer , from Latin transponere 'to change the position of' , from ponere 'to put' ]

1 . formal to change the order or position of two or more things

2 . to use a system or method in a different situation from the one you used it in originally

3 . to write or perform a piece of music in a musical ↑ key that is different from the one that it was first written in

—transposition /ˌtrænspəˈzɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable and countable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.