| Noun | 1. | transpose - a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrixmatrix - a rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows and columns | |
| Verb | 1. | transpose - change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" map, represent - to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets) | |
| 2. | transpose - transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"shift - move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention" | |
| 3. | transpose - cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | |
| 4. | transpose - transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equalitytransfer, shift - move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket" | |
| 5. | transpose - put (a piece of music) into another keymusic - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner arrange, set - adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music" | |
| 6. | transpose - transpose and remain equal in value; "These operators commute with each other"math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | |
| 7. | transpose - change key; "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | |