transpose

See also: transposé

English

Etymology 1

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”).

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: trănzpōz', IPA^(key): /tɹænzˈpoʊz/
• (UK) enPR: tränspōz', IPA^(key): /tɹɑːnsˈpəʊz/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: (US) -oʊz, (UK) -əʊz

Verb

transpose (third-person singular simple present transposes, present participle transposing, simple past and past participle transposed)

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, reversing the sign of the term.

   Synonyms: reduce, cancel

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

   After e6, the opening transposed to a Sicilian.

Synonyms

• (reverse or change the order of): exchange, interchange, swap, swap over, swap round, switch; See also Thesaurus:switch

Translations

to reverse or change the order of two

• Asturian: tresponer
• Bulgarian: размествам (bg) (razmestvam)
• Dutch: verwisselen (nl), omwisselen (nl)
• Finnish: vaihtaa paikkaa, sekoittaa keskenään
• French: transposer (fr)
• Galician: traspoñer, traspór
• German: vertauschen (de), umstellen (de), die Reihenfolge ändern
• Greek: αναστρέφω (el) (anastréfo), αντιμεταθέτω (el) (antimetathéto)
• Hungarian: felcserél (hu), áthelyez (hu), áttesz (hu)
• Italian: scambiare (it)
• Macedonian: сме́ни (sméni), про́мени (prómeni), пре́фрли (préfrli)
• Maori: wehe, tau whakawhiti
• Portuguese: transpor (pt)
• Russian: переставля́ть (ru) impf (perestavljátʹ), переста́вить (ru) pf (perestávitʹ), переноси́ть (ru) impf (perenosítʹ), перенести́ (ru) pf (perenestí)
• Spanish: transponer (es), reversar (es)

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

• Catalan: transportar (ca)
• Czech: transponovat
• Esperanto: transponi
• Finnish: transponoida (fi)
• German: transponieren (de)
• Greek: διασκευάζω (el) (diaskevázo)
• Hungarian: transzponál (hu)
• Italian: trasporre
• Macedonian: транспони́ра (transponíra)
• Portuguese: transpor (pt)
• Russian: транспони́ровать (ru) impf or pf (transponírovatʹ)
• Spanish: transportar (es)
• Swedish: transponera (sv)

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

• Bulgarian: пренасям (bg) (prenasjam)
• Esperanto: transponi
• German: transponieren (de), umstellen (de), umformen (de)
• Greek: αντιμεταθέτω (el) (antimetathéto)
• Hungarian: rendez (hu) (with the equation as its object)
• Italian: trasferire (it)
• Macedonian: пре́несе (prénese)
• Maori: tauwhakawhiti
• Portuguese: passar (pt)
• Russian: переставля́ть (ru) impf (perestavljátʹ), переста́вить (ru) pf (perestávitʹ), переноси́ть (ru) impf (perenosítʹ), перенести́ (ru) pf (perenestí)
• Spanish: cambiar de miembro, transponer (es)

mathematics: to rearrange elements in a matrix

• Czech: transponovat
• Hungarian: transzponál (hu)
• Italian: trasporre

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

• Hungarian: átültet (hu)
• Italian: attuare (it), implementare (it)

Adjective

transpose (not comparable)

1. (linear algebra) Created by transposing a specified matrix.
2. (graph theory) Created by transposing a specified graph.

Derived terms

• transpose conjugate

Noun

transpose (plural transposes)

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

   Synonyms: converse, reverse

Derived terms

Derived terms

• conjugate transpose
• transposable
• transposal
• transposase
• transposer
• transposing
• transposition
• transposon

Etymology 2

From the verb.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: trănz'pōz, IPA^(key): /ˈtɹænzpoʊz/
• (UK) enPR: träns'pōz, IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɑːnspəʊz/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

transpose (plural transposes)

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

Translations

matrix

• Esperanto: transpono
• Finnish: transpoosi (fi)
• French: transposée (fr) f, matrice transposée (fr) f
• German: Transponierte f
• Icelandic: bylta f, (transposed matrix) bylt fylki n
• Italian: trasposizione (it)
• Spanish: matriz traspuesta (es) f
• Swedish: transponat (sv) n, transponerad matris (sv) c

Anagrams

• near posts, patroness, postnares, prostanes, sparstone

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: transposent, transposes

Verb

transpose

1. inflection of transposer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• passeront, reposants

Italian

Verb

transpose

1. third-person singular past historic of transporre

Anagrams

• spostarne, spronaste