Transpose
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- Transpose Trans*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transposed}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Transposing}.] [F. transposer; pref. trans- (L.
trans across) + poser to put. See {Pose}.]
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1. To change the place or order of; to substitute one for the
other of; to exchange, in respect of position; as, to
transpose letters, words, or propositions.
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2. To change; to transform; to invert. [R.]
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Things base and vile, holding no quantity,
Love can transpose to form and dignity. --Shak.
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3. (Alg.) To bring, as any term of an equation, from one side
over to the other, without destroying the equation; thus,
if a + b = c, and we make a = c - b, then b is said to be
transposed.
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4. (Gram.) To change the natural order of, as words.
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5. (Mus.) To change the key of.
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transposé — transposé, ée (tran spô zé, zée) part. passé de transposer. 1° Dont la place est intervertie. Il y a dans cette ligne des mots transposés. 2° Terme de minéralogie. Se dit d un cristal, quand il paraît composé de deux moitiés qui auraient fait … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
transposé — Transposé, [transpos]ée. part. Joüer sur un ton transposé … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
transpose — index convert (change use), convey (transfer), displace (replace), move (alter position) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
transpose — late 14c., from O.Fr. transposer (14c.), from L. transponere (pp. transpositus) to place over, from trans over (see TRANS (Cf. trans )) + ponere to put, place (see POSITION (Cf. position)). Form altered in French on model of poser … Etymology dictionary
transpose — *reverse, invert Analogous words: *exchange, interchange: transfer, shift (see MOVE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
transpose — [v] swap, switch alter, backtrack*, change, commute, convert, double back, exchange, flip flop*, interchange, inverse, invert, metamorphose, move, put, rearrange, relocate, render, reorder, reverse, revert, shift, substitute, transfer,… … New thesaurus
transpose — ► VERB 1) cause to exchange places. 2) transfer to a different place or context. 3) write or play (music) in a different key from the original. DERIVATIVES transposable adjective transposition noun. ORIGIN Old French transposer, from poser to … English terms dictionary
transpose — [trans pōz′] vt. transposed, transposing [ME transposen < MFr transposer (for L transponere): see TRANS & POSE1] 1. to transfer or shift; now, specif., to change the usual, normal, relative, or respective order or position of; interchange… … English World dictionary
Transpose — This article is about the transpose of a matrix. For other uses, see Transposition In linear algebra, the transpose of a matrix A is another matrix AT (also written A′, Atr or At) created by any one of the following equivalent actions: reflect A… … Wikipedia
transpose — [[t]trænspo͟ʊz[/t]] transposes, transposing, transposed 1) VERB If you transpose something from one place or situation to another, you move it there. [V n from n to n] Genetic engineers transpose or exchange bits of hereditary material from one… … English dictionary
