Thesaurus: transpose

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1. v. t. To change the place or order of; to substitute one for the other of; to exchange, in respect of position; as, to transpose letters, words, or propositions.
2. v. t. To change; to transform; to invert.
3. v. t. To bring, as any term of an equation, from one side over to the other, without destroying the equation; thus, if a + b = c, and we make a = c - b, then b is said to be transposed.
4. v. t. To change the natural order of, as words.
5. v. t. To change the key of.
6. n. a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix
7. v. change the order or arrangement of
8. v. transfer from one place or period to another
9. v. cause to change places
10. v. transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality
11. v. put (a piece of music) into another key
12. v. exchange positions without a change in value