Standard Lemma guide

transposing

adj · noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Written in a different pitch to how it sounds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • Trumpet is a transposing instrument while trombone is not.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A transposition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of transpose

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: transponerend — written in a different pitch to how it sounds
  • Finnish: transponoiva — written in a different pitch to how it sounds
  • French: transpositeur — written in a different pitch to how it sounds
  • German: transponierend — written in a different pitch to how it sounds
  • Italian: traspositore — written in a different pitch to how it sounds
  • Polish: transponujący — written in a different pitch to how it sounds
  • Portuguese: transpositor — written in a different pitch to how it sounds
  • Russian: транспони́рующий (transponírujuščij) — written in a different pitch to how it sounds
  • Spanish: transpositor — written in a different pitch to how it sounds