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English noun: transpose | |||
| 1. | transpose (group) a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | matrix | ||
English verb: transpose | |||
| 1. | transpose (change) change the order or arrangement of | ||
| Samples | Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word. | ||
| Synonyms | commute, permute | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change by reversal, reverse, turn | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | map, represent | ||
| 2. | transpose (change) transfer from one place or period to another | ||
| Samples | The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America. | ||
| Synonyms | transfer, transplant | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shift | ||
| 3. | transpose (change) cause to change places | ||
| Samples | Interchange this screw for one of a smaller size. | ||
| Synonyms | counterchange, interchange | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 4. | transpose (motion) transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shift, transfer | ||
| 5. | transpose (creation) put (a piece of music) into another key | ||
| Examples | Did he transpose his major works over a short period of time? | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrange, set | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
| 6. | transpose (change) exchange positions without a change in value | ||
| Samples | These operators commute with each other. | ||
| Synonyms | commute | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
| 7. | transpose (change) change key | ||
| Samples | Can you transpose this fugue into G major?. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
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