English dictionary

transpose

/tr/&/ns'p/oU/z/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.group

Source: WordNet 3.0

change the order or arrangement of

verb.change

Examples
Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word.

Synonyms commute permute

Source: WordNet 3.0
transfer from one place or period to another

verb.change

Synonyms transfer transplant

Source: WordNet 3.0
cause to change places

verb.change

Synonyms counterchange interchange

Source: WordNet 3.0
transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality

verb.motion

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put (a piece of music) into another key

verb.creation

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exchange positions without a change in value

verb.change

Synonyms commute

Source: WordNet 3.0
change key

verb.change

Examples
Can you transpose this fugue into G major?

Source: WordNet 3.0
To change the place or order of; to substitute one for the other of; to exchange, in respect of position; as, to <i>transpose</i> letters, words, or propositions.

verb

Source: webster1913