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TRANSPOSE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("transpose" is a kind of...):

matrix ((mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to change places

Example:

interchange this screw for one of a smaller size

Synonyms:

counterchange; interchange; transpose

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "transpose" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Change the order or arrangement of

Example:

Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word

Synonyms:

commute; permute; transpose

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "transpose" is one way to...):

change by reversal; reverse; turn (change to the contrary)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "transpose"):

map; represent (to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets))

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

transposition (the act of reversing the order or place of)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Change key

Example:

Can you transpose this fugue into G major?

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "transpose" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

transposition ((music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Exchange positions without a change in value

Example:

These operators commute with each other

Synonyms:

commute; transpose

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "transpose" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Sense 5

Meaning:

Transfer from one place or period to another

Example:

The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America

Synonyms:

transfer; transplant; transpose

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "transpose" is one way to...):

shift (move from one setting or context to another)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 6

Meaning:

Put (a piece of music) into another key

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "transpose" is one way to...):

arrange; set (adapt for performance in a different way)

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Did he transpose his major works over a short period of time?

Sense 7

Meaning:

Transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "transpose" is one way to...):

shift; transfer (move around)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

transposition ((mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign)

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