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to transpose
01
to alter the position, arrangement, or sequence of something
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
transpose
3rd person singular
transposes
Present participle
transposing
Past simple
transposed
Past participle
transposed
Examples
The teacher asked the students to transpose the sentences in logical order.
02
to move something from one location, context, or period to another
Examples
The story transposes a medieval tale into a modern setting.
03
to shift a musical piece or passage from one key to another
Examples
The pianist transposed the sonata from C major to G major.
04
to move a term from one side of an equation to the other, reversing its sign to maintain equality
Examples
In the equation x + 3 = 7, transposing 3 gives x = 7 − 3.
Transpose
01
a matrix obtained by swapping the rows and columns of another matrix
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
transposes
Examples
The transpose of a 2×3 matrix is a 3×2 matrix.
Lexical Tree
transposed
transposition
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