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Etymology
From F., from L. perfect passive participle transpositus, from transponere, to put across, from trans, across, and ponere, to put

Pronunciation
Verb:
*AHD|tr�nzp�z' or AHD|tränzp�z' (UK)
*IPA|/trænz�p��z/ or IPA|/tr��nz�p��z/ (UK)
*SAMPA|/tr{nz"p@Uz/ or SAMPA|/trA:nz"p@Uz/ (UK)
*audio|en-us-transpose-verb.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun:
*AHD|tr�nz'p�z or AHD|tränz'p�z (UK)
*IPA|/�trænzp��z/ or IPA|/�tr��nzp��z/ (UK)
*SAMPA|/"tr{nzp@Uz/ or SAMPA|/"trA:nzp@Uz/ (UK)
*audio|en-us-transpose-noun.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|transpos|ing

1. transitive To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.
2. transitive music To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key
3. transitive algebra To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reverse|reversing the sign of the term.

Synonyms
(''reverse or change the order of'): exchange, interchange, swap, swap over, swap round, switch

Translations
trans-top|reverse or change the order of two

Dutch: verwisselen, omwisselen
German: vertauschen :de:vertauschen|(de), umstellen :de:umstellen|(de), die Reihenfolge ändern
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|music: write or perform (a piece) in another key
Catalan: transportar :ca:transportar|(ca)
German: transponieren :de:transponieren|(de)
trans-mid
Spanish: transportar :es:transportar|(es)
trans-bottom

trans-top|algebra: move (a term) to the other side of an equation
German: transponieren :de:transponieren|(de), umstellen :de:umstellen|(de), umformen :de:umformen|(de)
Spanish cambiar de miembro, transponer
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Noun
en-noun

1. linearalg The matrix formed by interchange|interchanging the rows and columns of another.

Translations
trans-top|matrix
French: transposée f, matrice transposée f
German: Transponierte f
Spanish: matriz traspuesta f
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
transposable
transposal
transposase
transposer
transposing
transposition
transposon

Category:English heteronyms

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fr:transpose
io:transpose
ru:transpose
fi:transpose
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vi:transpose

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