Dictionary entry details
• TRANSPOSE (noun)
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 (a rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows and columns)
• TRANSPOSE (verb)
Meaning:
Change the order or arrangement of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
permute; transpose; commute
Context example:
Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word
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:
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Transfer from one place or period to another
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
transpose; transplant; transfer
Context example:
The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America
Hypernyms (to "transpose" is one way to...):
shift (move from one setting or context to another)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Cause to change places
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
counterchange; interchange; transpose
Context example:
interchange this screw for one of a smaller size
Hypernyms (to "transpose" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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
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?
Meaning:
Move from one side of an equation to the other side without a change in value
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
commute; transpose
Context example:
These operators commute with each other
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:
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Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Change key
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
Can you transpose this fugue into G major?
Hypernyms (to "transpose" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
