transpose

transpose (trænsˈpəʊz)

—vb
1.	(tr) to alter the positions of; interchange, as words in a sentence; put into a different order
2.	music
	a. to play (notes, music, etc) in a different key from that originally intended
	b. to move (a note or series of notes) upwards or downwards in pitch
3.	(tr) maths to move (a term) from one side of an equation to the other with a corresponding reversal in sign

—n
4.	maths the matrix resulting from interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix

[C14: from Old French transposer, from Latin transpōnere to remove, from trans- + pōnere to place]

trans'posable

—*adj*

transposa'bility

—n

trans'posal

—n

trans'poser

—n

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Word Origin & History

transpose

c.1380, from O.Fr. transposer (14c.), from L. transponere (pp. transpositus) "to place over," from trans- "over" + ponere "to put, place" (see position). Form altered in Fr. on model of poser "to put, place." Sense of "put music in a different key" is from 1609.

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Medical Dictionary

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.

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Science Dictionary

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.

Example sentences

Many of them already have access to the equipment that would allow them to transpose transparent electrodes onto solar cells.

With a twist of the dial, one can instruct the piano to play only the left hand or right hand or to transpose the key.

Genetic elements that transpose within plant genomes are important as a mechanism for driving increases in the size of genomes.

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