transpose

verb

  1. 1

    cause to change places

    interchange this screw for one of a smaller size

  2. 2

    change the order or arrangement of

    Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word

  3. 3

    change key

    Can you transpose this fugue into G major?

  4. 4

    exchange positions without a change in value

    These operators commute with each other

  5. 5

    transfer from one place or period to another

    The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America

  6. 6

    put (a piece of music) into another key

  7. 7

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

noun

  1. 1

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

Synonyms

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