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)
- To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.
- Synonyms:
- exchange
- To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key.
- To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.
- To rearrange elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.
- To reverse the direction of every edge of (a graph).
- To give force to a directive by passing appropriate implementation measures.
Noun
transposing (plural transposings)
Adjective
transposing (not comparable)
- Written in a different pitch to how it sounds.
- Trumpet is a transposing instrument while trombone is not.
Antonyms of transposing
Forms of transposing
| plural | transposings |
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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
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