[v. trans-pohz; n. trans-pohz] 
verb, -posed, -pos⋅ing, noun | 1. | to change the relative position, order, or sequence of; cause to change places; interchange: to transpose the third and fourth letters of a word. |
| 2. | to transfer or transport. |
| 3. | Algebra. to bring (a term) from one side of an equation to the other, with corresponding change of sign. |
| 4. | Mathematics. (of a matrix) to interchange rows and columns. |
| 5. | Music. to reproduce in a different key, by raising or lowering in pitch. |
| 6. | to transform; transmute. |
| 7. | to perform a piece of music in a key other than the one in which it is written: to transpose at sight. |
| 8. | Mathematics. a matrix formed from a given matrix by transposing. |
transpose trans·pose (trāns-pōz')
v. trans·posed, trans·pos·ing, trans·pos·es
To transfer one tissue, organ, or part to the place of another.
| transpose (trāns-pōz') Pronunciation Key
To move a term or quantity from one side of an algebraic equation to the other by adding or subtracting that term to or from both sides. By subtracting 2 from both sides of the equation 2 + x = 4, one can transpose the 2 to the other side, yielding x = 4 - 2, and thus determine that x equals 2. |
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