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transpose

Syllabification: (trans·pose)

Pronunciation: /transˈpōz/

Definition of transpose

[with object]

1cause (two or more things) to change places with each other:the captions describing the two state flowers were accidentally transposed

2transfer to a different place or context:the problems of civilization are transposed into a rustic setting
write or play (music) in a different key from the original:the basses are transposed down an octave
Mathematics transfer (a term), with its sign changed, to the other side of an equation.

Mathematics

a matrix obtained from a given matrix by interchanging each row and the corresponding column.

Derivatives

late Middle English (also in the sense 'transform, convert'): from Old French transposer, from trans- 'across' + poser 'to place'

Definition of transpose in the British & World English dictionary

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