TRANSPOSING

ppr. Changing the place of things and putting each in the place of the other. 1. Bringing any term of an equation over to the other side.
2. Changing the natural order of words.

transposing instrument

trans pos ing in stru ment ▶noun an orchestral instrument whose notated pitch is different from its sounded pitch, e.g., the clarinet and many brass instruments.

transposing instrument

trans |pos ¦ing in ¦stru |ment ▶noun an orchestral instrument for which parts are written in a different key from that in which they sound, e.g. the clarinet and many brass instruments.