Understanding the meaning of transpose

transpose

/træns'poʊz/

verb
transfer from one place or period to another
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transfer transplant

type of:
shift
verb
exchange positions without a change in value
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commute

type of:
change
verb
change the order or arrangement of
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"Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"

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commute permute

type of:
turn change by reversal reverse
verb
cause to change places
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counterchange interchange

type of:
modify change alter
noun
a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix
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type of:
matrix
verb
change key
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"Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"

type of:
modify change alter
verb
put (a piece of music) into another key
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type of:
set arrange
verb
transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality
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type of:
transfer shift

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