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English Dictionary: transpose by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
transpose
n
  1. a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix
v
  1. change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"
    Synonym(s): permute, commute, transpose
  2. transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
    Synonym(s): transfer, transpose, transplant
  3. cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size"
    Synonym(s): counterchange, transpose, interchange
  4. transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality
  5. put (a piece of music) into another key
  6. exchange positions without a change in value; "These operators commute with each other"
    Synonym(s): commute, transpose
  7. change key; "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Transpose \Trans*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transposed}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Transposing}.] [F. transposer; pref. trans- (L.
      trans across) + poser to put. See {Pose}.]
      1. To change the place or order of; to substitute one for the
            other of; to exchange, in respect of position; as, to
            transpose letters, words, or propositions.
  
      2. To change; to transform; to invert. [R.]
  
                     Things base and vile, holding no quantity, Love can
                     transpose to form and dignity.            --Shak.
  
      3. (Alg.) To bring, as any term of an equation, from one side
            over to the other, without destroying the equation; thus,
            if a + b = c, and we make a = c - b, then b is said to be
            transposed.
  
      4. (Gram.) To change the natural order of, as words.
  
      5. (Mus.) To change the key of.
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