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Transpose

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Noun

1. transpose

a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix

Verb

2. commute, permute, transpose

change the order or arrangement of

Example Sentences:
'Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word'

3. transfer, transplant, transpose

transfer from one place or period to another

Example Sentences:
'The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America'

4. counterchange, interchange, transpose

cause to change places

Example Sentences:
'interchange this screw for one of a smaller size'

5. transpose

transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality

6. transpose

put (a piece of music) into another key

7. commute, transpose

exchange positions without a change in value

Example Sentences:
'These operators commute with each other'

8. transpose

change key

Example Sentences:
'Can you transpose this fugue into G major?'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Transpose

see synonyms of transpose
verb
1. (transitive)
to alter the positions of; interchange, as words in a sentence; put into a different order
2. music
a. 
to play (notes, music, etc) in a different key from that originally intended
b. 
to move (a note or series of notes) upwards or downwards in pitch
3. (transitive) mathematics
to move (a term) from one side of an equation to the other with a corresponding reversal in sign
noun
4. mathematics
the matrix resulting from interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix

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Transpose

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verb transitiveWord forms: transˈposed or transˈposing
1. 
to transfer or shift; now, specif., to change the usual, normal, relative, or respective order or position of; interchange
inadvertently transposed the e and the i in “weird”
2. 
to transfer (an algebraic term) from one side of an equation to the other, reversing the plus or minus value
3. 
to rewrite or play (a musical composition) in a different key or at another pitch level
4.  Obsolete
to transform; convert
verb intransitive
5. 
to play music in a key or at a pitch level different from the one in which it is written
noun
6.  Ancient Mathematics
a matrix obtained by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix

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Transpose

see synonyms of transpose
v. trans·posed, trans·pos·ing, trans·pos·es
v.tr.
1. To reverse or transfer the order or place of; interchange. See Synonyms at reverse.
2. Mathematics To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other side, reversing its sign to maintain equality.
3. Music To write or perform (a composition) in a key other than the original or given key.
4. To render into another language.
5. To alter in form or nature; transform: a diary that was transposed into a novel.
v.intr.
1. Music To write or perform music in a different key.
2. To admit of being transposed.
n. (trănspōz)
Mathematics
A matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix.

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