transposer

Variant of transpose

transpose definition

trans·pose (trans pōz′)

transitive verb transposed -·posed′, transposing -·pos′·ing

  1. to transfer or shift; now, specif., to change the usual, normal, relative, or respective order or position of; interchange inadvertently transposed the e and the i in “weird”
  2. to transfer (an algebraic term) from one side of an equation to the other, reversing the plus or minus value
  3. to rewrite or play (a musical composition) in a different key or at another pitch level
  4. Obsolete to transform; convert

Etymology: ME transposen < MFr transposer (for L transponere): see trans- & pose

intransitive verb

to play music in a key or at a pitch level different from the one in which it is written

noun

Math. a matrix obtained by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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