exchange vs transposing

exchange

noun
  • The loss of one piece and associated capture of another. 

  • The transfer of substances or elements like gas, amino-acids, ions etc. sometimes through a surface like a membrane. 

  • The fourth through sixth digits of a ten-digit phone number (the first three before the introduction of area codes). 

  • The loss of a minor piece (typically a bishop or knight) and associated capture of the more advantageous rook. 

  • A telephone exchange. 

  • A conversation. 

  • An act of exchanging or trading. 

  • The difference between the values of money in different places. 

  • A place for conducting trading. 

verb
  • To trade or barter. 

  • To replace with, as a substitute. 

  • To recommend and get recommendations. 

transposing

noun
  • A transposition. 

adj
  • 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. 

How often have the words exchange and transposing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )