Verb: transpose tran'spowz- Change the order or arrangement of
"Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"; - permute, commute - Change the setting from one place or period to another
"The ancient Greek story was transposed into Modern America"; - transfer, transplant - Cause to change places
"transpose this screw for one of a smaller size"; - counterchange, interchange - Transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality
- (music) put (a piece of music) into another key
- (mathematics) exchange positions without a change in value
"These operators transpose with each other"; - commute - Change key
"Can you transpose this fugue into G major?" Noun: transpose tran'spowz- A matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix
Derived forms: transposed, transposes, transposing Type of: alter, arrange, change, change by reversal, matrix, modify, reverse, set, shift, transfer, turn Encyclopedia: Transpose |