transpose
transposed; transposing; transposes
If you transpose something, you change the order. You could transpose the phrases in that first sentence by writing, "You change the order if you transpose something."
In music, you also transpose when you change the key. When a song is a little high for you, you can transpose it to bring it down into your natural range. In math, to transpose is to move something from one side of an equation to another. In the equation x + 3 = 2y, you can solve for x by transposing the 3 to the other side of the equation, which will change its sign and give you x = 2y - 3.
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change the order or arrangement of
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cause to change places
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synonyms:
counterchange, interchange
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transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality
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transfer from one place or period to another
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synonyms:
transfer, transplant
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type of:
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shift
move from one setting or context to another
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shift
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exchange positions without a change in value
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a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix
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type of:
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matrix
(mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules
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matrix
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put (a piece of music) into another key
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change key
Vocabulary lists containing transpose
In this second book of the series The Trials of Apollo, Lester must reclaim and protect five Oracles from three evil emperors with help from the demigod Leo Valdez, bronze dragon Festus, and sorceress Calypso.
In this biography, Amy Butler Greenfield tells the story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, a Shakespeare enthusiast who became one of the most famous cryptologists in the world.
After making a birthday wish, forty-year-old Bernadette wakes up as a twelve-year-old — and attends seventh grade with her son Patrick.
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