Dictionary definition · transpose
noun
- a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix
verb
- change the order or arrangement of"Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"
- transfer from one place or period to another"The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
- cause to change places"interchange this screw for one of a smaller size"
- transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality
- put (a piece of music) into another key
- exchange positions without a change in value"These operators commute with each other"
- change key"Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).