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transpositus

Transpositus is a Latin adjective meaning placed across or transposed, and it derives from transponere, literally “to place across.” The form is a past participle and is used in Latin phrases and in scientific naming to describe something that has been moved, inverted, or rearranged relative to a reference point. In Latin, the word has gendered endings: transpositus (masculine), transposita (feminine), and transpositum (neuter).

In taxonomy, transpositus often appears as a species epithet in zoology and botany. In such names, it

Beyond taxonomy, transpositus has historical as well as descriptive uses in other disciplines. In musicology and

Overall, transpositus functions primarily as a descriptive Latin term rather than a fixed technical term with

See also: transposition, transpositio.

typically
signals
that
a
feature
or
relationship
was
observed
to
be
transposed
or
rearranged
in
comparison
to
a
standard
model
described
in
the
taxon’s
diagnosis.
The
epithet
agrees
with
the
genus
in
gender
and
number,
in
keeping
with
general
rules
of
Latin
grammar
used
in
scientific
nomenclature.
the
study
of
performance
practice,
it
can
refer
to
a
passage
or
work
that
has
been
transposed
to
a
different
key
or
register.
In
linguistics
and
rhetoric,
the
related
concept
of
transposition
describes
the
movement
or
inversion
of
elements,
and
transpositus
may
appear
in
Latin
discussions
of
such
phenomena.
a
single,
universal
definition.
Its
meaning
depends
on
the
disciplinary
context,
generally
conveying
the
idea
of
something
being
placed
across,
moved,
or
rearranged.