transpose

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 Anagrams 2 Italian 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From French, from Latin perfect passive participle transpositus, from transponere, to put across, from trans, across, and ponere, to put

[edit] Pronunciation

• Verb:
  • enPR: trănzpōz' or enPR: tränzpōz' (UK)
  • IPA: /trænzˈpəʊz/ or IPA: /trɑːnzˈpəʊz/ (UK)
  • SAMPA: /tr{nz"p@Uz/ or SAMPA: /trA:nz"p@Uz/ (UK)
  •  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Noun:
  • enPR: trănz'pōz or enPR: tränz'pōz (UK)
  • IPA: /ˈtrænzpəʊz/ or IPA: /ˈtrɑːnzpəʊz/ (UK)
  • SAMPA: /"tr{nzp@Uz/ or SAMPA: /"trA:nzp@Uz/ (UK)
  •  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[edit] Verb

to transpose (third-person singular simple present transposes, present participle transposing, simple past and past participle transposed)

1. (transitive) To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.
2. (transitive) (music) To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key
3. (transitive) (algebra) To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.

[edit] Synonyms

• (reverse or change the order of'): exchange, interchange, swap, swap over, swap round, switch

[edit] Translations

• Finnish: transponoida

[edit] Noun

transpose (plural transposes)

1. (linear algebra) The matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of another.

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[edit] Derived terms

• transposable
• transposal
• transposase
• transposer
• transposing
• transposition
• transposon

[edit] Anagrams

• patroness

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

transpose

1. Third-person singular past historic of transporre.