Plural of transposition
regular plural
The plural of transposition is transpositions.
Forms of transposition
| Singular | transposition |
|---|---|
| Plural | transpositions |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Transpositions in a sentence
- The longest non-scientific English words which can form anagrams are the 17-letter transpositions "misrepresentation" and "representationism".1978, Norris McWhirter (editor), Guinness Book of World Records 1978, page 205. From the entry non-scientific
- Only eight hexachords may be associated in this way with their own transpositions.1963, George Perle, “Simultaneity”, in Serial Composition and Atonality: An Introduction to the Music of Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern…. From the entry trope
- Checkdigits flag transpositions and other data entry gaffes.1985 August, Wendy L. McKibbin, “Conventional Wisdom”, in PC World, volume 3, number 8, San Francisco: PC World Communications, →ISSN…. From the entry checkdigit
Meaning of transposition
- noun The act or process of transposing or interchanging.
- noun 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.
- noun A sequence of moves resulting in a position that may also be reached by another, more common sequence.
Questions about the plural of transposition
- What is the plural of transposition?
- The plural of transposition is transpositions.
- Is transposition countable?
- Transposition is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: transposition (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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