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transpose¹

  • /tɹænsˈpəʊz/ UK
  • /tɹɑːnsˈpəʊz/ UK
  • /tɹænsˈpoʊz/ US

Rhymes with -əʊz

Where it comes from

From Middle English transposen, from Old French transposer, from Latin trānspositus, perfect passive participle of trānspōnō (“to put across”), from trāns (“across”) + pōnō (“to put”).

verb transposes · transposing · transposed

  1. transitive To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.

    Similar: exchange

  2. transitive To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key.
  3. transitive To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.

    Similar: reduce, cancel

  4. transitive To rearrange elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.
  5. transitive To reverse the direction of every edge of (a graph).
  6. transitive, of the European Union To give force to a directive by passing appropriate implementation measures.
  7. intransitive To reach a position that may also be obtained from a different move order. After e6, the opening transposed to a Sicilian.

Similar: interchange, swap, swap over, swap round, switch

adjective

  1. not comparable Created by transposing a specified matrix.
  2. not comparable Created by transposing a specified graph.

noun transposes

  1. The matrix derived from performing a transpose operation on a given matrix.
  2. A graph whose every edge has had its direction reversed.

    Similar: converse, reverse

transpose²

  • /ˈtɹænzpoʊz/ US
  • /ˈtɹɑːnspəʊz/ UK

Where it comes from

From the verb.

noun transposes

  1. The process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.

Thesaurus

verb

Similar: interchange, swap, swap over, swap round, switch

Translations

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verb to reverse or change the order of two

Españoltransponer, reversar
Portuguêstranspor
Françaistransposer
Deutschvertauschen, umstellen, die Reihenfolge ändern
Italianoscambiare
Ελληνικάαναστρέφω anastréfo, αντιμεταθέτω antimetathéto
Русскийпереставля́ть perestavljátʹ, переста́вить perestávitʹ, переноси́ть perenosítʹ, перенести́ perenestí

verb music: to write or perform (a piece) in another key

Españoltransportar
Portuguêstranspor
Deutschtransponieren
Italianotrasporre
Ελληνικάδιασκευάζω diaskevázo
Русскийтранспони́ровать transponírovatʹ

verb algebra: to move (a term) to the other side of an equation

Españolcambiar de miembro, transponer
Portuguêspassar
Deutschtransponieren, umstellen, umformen
Italianotrasferire
Ελληνικάαντιμεταθέτω antimetathéto
Русскийпереставля́ть perestavljátʹ, переста́вить perestávitʹ, переноси́ть perenosítʹ, перенести́ perenestí

verb mathematics: to rearrange elements in a matrix

Italianotrasporre

verb law: to give force to a directive by passing appropriate implementation measures

Italianoattuare, implementare

noun matrix

Españolmatriz traspuesta
Françaistransposée, matrice transposée
DeutschTransponierte
Italianotrasposizione

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@misc{transpose_2026,
  title = {transpose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transpose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}