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Webster 1913 Edition
Transposition
Transˊpo-si′tion
,Noun.
[F.
transposition
, from L. transponere
, transpositum
, to set over, remove, transfer; trans
across, over + ponere
to place. See Position
.] The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed.
Specifically: –(a)
(Alg.)
The bringing of any term of an equation from one side over to the other without destroying the equation.
(b)
(Gram.)
A change of the natural order of words in a sentence; as, the Latin and Greek languages admit transposition, without inconvenience, to a much greater extent than the English.
(c)
(Mus.)
A change of a composition into another key.
Webster 1828 Edition
Transposition
TRANSPOSI'TION
,Noun.
1.
A changing of the places of things and putting each in the place before occupied by the other; as the transposition of words in a sentence.2.
The state of being reciprocally changed in place.3.
In algebra, the bringing of any term of an equation to the other side.4.
In grammar, a change of the natural order of words in a sentence. The Latin and Greek languages admit transposition without inconvenience, to a much greater extent than the English.5.
In music, a change in the composition, either in the transcript or the performance, by which the whole is removed into another key.