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transposing

transposing is the present participle and gerund of transpose.

Meaning of transpose

Verb

transpose (third-person singular simple present transposes, present participle transposing, simple past and past participle transposed)

  1. (transitive) To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.
    Synonyms:
    exchange
  2. (transitive) To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key.
  3. (transitive) To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.
    Synonyms:
    reduce, cancel
  4. (transitive) To rearrange elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.
  5. (transitive) To reverse the direction of every edge of (a graph).
  6. (transitive) To give force to a directive by passing appropriate implementation measures.

See all 12 meanings of transpose

Noun

transposing (plural transposings)

  1. A transposition.

Adjective

transposing (not comparable)

  1. Written in a different pitch to how it sounds.
    • Trumpet is a transposing instrument while trombone is not.

Antonyms of transposing

Forms of transposing

pluraltransposings

Questions about transposing

What does transposing mean?
Transposing means a transposition.
What is transposing the present participle and gerund of?
Transposing is the present participle and gerund of transpose.
What part of speech is transposing?
Transposing can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of transposing?
The plural of transposing is transposings.

Words near transposing in the dictionary

  1. transposeases
  2. transposed
  3. transposer
  4. transposers
  5. transposes
  6. transposing
  7. transposings
  8. transposition
  9. transposition cipher
  10. transpositional
  11. transpositionally

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