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Definition of Transpose

1. Verb. Change the order or arrangement of. "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"

2. Noun. A matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix.

3. Verb. Transfer from one place or period to another. "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"

4. Verb. Cause to change places. "Interchange this screw for one of a smaller size"

5. Verb. Transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality.

6. Verb. Put (a piece of music) into another key. "Did he Transpose his major works over a short period of time?"

7. Verb. Exchange positions without a change in value. ; "These operators commute with each other"

8. Verb. Change key. "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"

Definition of Transpose

1. v. t. 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.

Definition of Transpose

1. Verb. (transitive) To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) (music) To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) (algebra) To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term. ¹

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Transpose

1. [v -POSED, -POSING, -POSES]

Medical Definition of Transpose

1. 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. 2. To change; to transform; to invert. "Things base and vile, holding no quantity, Love can transpose to form and dignity." (Shak) 3. 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. 4. To change the natural order of, as words. 5. To change the key of. Origin: F. Transposer; pref. Trans- (L. Trans across) + poser to put. See Pose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Transpose

transportin transporting transportingly transportins transportive transportment transportments transports transposability transposable

transposable element transposal transposals transposase transposases transpose transposed transposer transposers transposes

transposing transposition transpositional transpositionally transpositions transpositive transposon

Literary usage of Transpose

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1915)
"Transpose to collect with care, and make a corner. 2. Transpose censure, and make a feminine name. 3. Transpose a device for fastening rope, used on ships, ..."

2. Base SAS(R) 9.1.3 Procedures Guide, Second Edition, Volumes 1-4 by Sas Institute (2006)
"What Types of Transpositions Can PROC Transpose Perform? 1352 Syntax: Transpose Procedure 1354 PROC Transpose Statement 1354 BY Statement 1355 COPY ..."

3. Elementary Algebra by George Albert Wentworth (1906)
"Extract thé root, x = ± 6. 4. Solve x2 - о2 = 0. Transpose, x2 = a2 ... x = Solve x2 + 5 = Transpose, x2 = Extract the root, x = Solve 4x2 + 15 = Transpose, ..."

4. A Text-book of Mineralogy: With an Extended Treatise on Crystallography and by Edward Salisbury Dana (1922)
"We can now transpose the great circle II from its normal to its twin position, since P remains stationary during the revolution and we have determined the ..."

5. A Dictionary of the Art of Printing by William Savage (1841)
"14 pages and 4 357 After the white paper is printed off, transpose the four ... 12 pages and 6 358 When the white paper is worked off, transpose the four ..."

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