verb🔗ShareTo reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange."The teacher was transposing the letters in a word on the board to make a new one. "actionsystemprocesstechnologymathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key."The pianist is transposing the song from C major to G major to make it easier for the singer to reach the high notes. "musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term."In order to solve for 'x', the student was transposing the '5' from the right side of the equation to the left, changing it from positive to negative. "mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo rearrange elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators."To organize the seating chart for the class, the teacher transposed the rows and columns of the current arrangement. "mathtechnicalcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(chiefly of the European Union) To give force to a directive by passing appropriate implementation measures."The country is transposing the EU directive on data privacy by enacting new national laws protecting citizens' online information. "politicsgovernmentlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA transposition."The transposition of the children's names on the school roster caused a bit of confusion. "mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareA 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."musictechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
