transposing

English

Verb

transposing

present participle of transpose

Noun

transposing (plural transposings)

A transposition.

Adjective

transposing (not comparable)

(music) a musical instrument that is written in a different pitch to how it sounds, often for ease of playing multiple instruments of the same family that have different ranges.
Trumpet is a transposing instrument while trombone is not.

Antonyms

non-transposing

Translations

written in a different pitch to how it sounds

French: transpositeur (fr)
German: transponierend (de)

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