transpose

transpose

See also: transposé

English

Etymology 1

From Old French transposer, from Latin trānspositus, perfect passive participle of trānspōnō (“to put across”), from trāns (“across”) + pōnō (“to put”).

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: trănzpōz', IPA^(key): /tɹænzˈpoʊz/
• (UK) enPR: tränspōz', IPA^(key): /tɹɑːnsˈpəʊz/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: (US) -oʊz, (UK) -əʊz

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: reduce, cancel

4. (transitive, linear algebra) To rearrange elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.
5. (transitive, law, chiefly of the European Union) To give force to a directive by passing appropriate implementation measures.
6. (intransitive, chess) To reach a position that may also be obtained from a different move order.

   After e6, the opening transposed to a Sicilian.

Synonyms

• (reverse or change the order of): exchange, interchange, swap, swap over, swap round, switch; See also Thesaurus:switch

Translations

to reverse or change the order of two

Asturian: tresponer Bulgarian: размествам (bg) (razmestvam) Dutch: verwisselen (nl), omwisselen (nl) Finnish: vaihtaa paikkaa, sekoittaa keskenään French: transposer (fr) Galician: traspoñer, traspór German: vertauschen (de), umstellen (de), die Reihenfolge ändern Greek: αναστρέφω (el) (anastréfo), αντιμεταθέτω (el) (antimetathéto) Hungarian: felcserél (hu), áthelyez (hu), áttesz (hu) Italian: scambiare (it) Macedonian: сме́ни (sméni), про́мени (prómeni), пре́фрли (préfrli) Maori: wehe, tau whakawhiti Portuguese: transpor (pt) Russian: переставля́ть (ru) impf (perestavljátʹ), переста́вить (ru) pf (perestávitʹ), переноси́ть (ru) impf (perenosítʹ), перенести́ (ru) pf (perenestí) Spanish: transponer (es), reversar (es)

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

Catalan: transportar (ca) Czech: transponovat Esperanto: transponi Finnish: transponoida (fi) German: transponieren (de) Greek: διασκευάζω (el) (diaskevázo) Hungarian: transzponál Italian: trasporre Macedonian: транспони́ра (transponíra) Portuguese: transpor (pt) Russian: транспони́ровать (ru) impf or pf (transponírovatʹ) Spanish: transportar (es) Swedish: transponera (sv)

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

Bulgarian: пренасям (bg) (prenasjam) Esperanto: transponi German: transponieren (de), umstellen (de), umformen (de) Greek: αντιμεταθέτω (el) (antimetathéto) Hungarian: rendez (hu) (with the equation as its object) Italian: trasferire (it) Macedonian: пре́несе (prénese) Maori: tauwhakawhiti Portuguese: passar (pt) Russian: переставля́ть (ru) impf (perestavljátʹ), переста́вить (ru) pf (perestávitʹ), переноси́ть (ru) impf (perenosítʹ), перенести́ (ru) pf (perenestí) Spanish: cambiar de miembro, transponer (es)

mathematics: to rearrange elements in a matrix

Hungarian: transzponál Italian: trasporre

law: to give force to a directive by passing appropriate implementation measures

Hungarian: átültet (hu) Italian: attuare (it), implementare (it)

Adjective

transpose (comparative more transpose, superlative most transpose)

1. (adjective, linear algebra) A matrix with the characteristic of having been transposed from a given matrix.

Noun

transpose (plural transposes)

1. (adjective, linear algebra) The resulting matrix, derived from performing a transpose operation on a given matrix.

Derived terms

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

From the verb.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: trănz'pōz, IPA^(key): /ˈtɹænzpoʊz/
• (UK) enPR: träns'pōz, IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɑːnspəʊz/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

transpose (plural transposes)

1. (linear algebra) The process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.

Translations

matrix

Esperanto: transpono Finnish: transpoosi (fi) French: transposée (fr) f, matrice transposée (fr) f German: Transponierte f Icelandic: bylta f, (transposed matrix) bylt fylki n Italian: trasposizione (it) Spanish: matriz traspuesta f Swedish: transponat (sv) n, transponerad matris (sv) c

Anagrams

• near posts, patroness, postnares, prostanes, sparstone

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French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: transposent, transposes

Verb

transpose

1. inflection of transposer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• passeront, reposants

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Italian

Verb

transpose

1. third-person singular past historic of transporre

Anagrams

• spostarne, spronaste