transpose

See also transposé

English

Wikipedia

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: trănzpōz', IPA: /trænzˈpəʊz/, X-SAMPA: /tr{nz"p@Uz/
• (UK) enPR: tränzpōz', IPA: /trɑːnzˈpəʊz/, X-SAMPA: /trA:nz"p@Uz/

• Audio (US)

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Verb

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

reverse or change the order of two

• Dutch: verwisselen (nl), omwisselen (nl)
• Finnish: Vaihtaa paikkaa, sekoittaa keskenään
• French: transposer (fr)
• Galician: traspoñer (gl), traspór (gl)

• German: vertauschen, umstellen, die Reihenfolge ändern
• Greek: αναστρέφω (el) (anastréfo), αντιμεταθέτω (el) (antimetathéto)
• Maori: wehe (mi)
• Spanish: transponer (es), reversar (es)

music: write or perform (a piece) in another key

• Catalan: transportar (ca)
• Czech: transponovat (cs)
• German: transponieren

• Greek: διασκευάζω (el) (diaskevázo)
• Spanish: transportar (es)
• Swedish: transponera (sv)

• Finnish: transponoida (fi)

algebra: move (a term) to the other side of an equation

• German: transponieren, umstellen, umformen
• Greek: αντιμεταθέτω (el) (antimetathéto)

• Spanish: cambiar de miembro, transponer

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

From the verb.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: trănz'pōz, IPA: /ˈtrænzpəʊz/, X-SAMPA: /"tr{nzp@Uz/
• (UK) enPR: tränz'pōz, IPA: /ˈtrɑːnzpəʊz/, X-SAMPA: /"trA:nzp@Uz/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

transpose (plural transposes)

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

Translations

matrix

• French: transposée f, matrice transposée f
• German: Transponierte f
• Icelandic: bylta (is) f, (transposed matrix) bylt fylki (is) n

• Spanish: matriz traspuesta f
• Swedish: transponat (sv) n, transponerad matris (sv) c

Anagrams

• patroness

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French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: transposent, transposes

Verb

transpose

1. first-person singular present indicative of transposer
2. third-person singular present indicative of transposer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of transposer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of transposer
5. second-person singular imperative of transposer

Anagrams

• passeront, reposants

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Italian

Verb

transpose

1. third-person singular past historic of transporre

Anagrams

• spostarne, spronaste