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- [verb trans-pohz; noun trans-pohz]
- /verb trænsˈpoʊz; noun ˈtræns poʊz/
- /trænˈspəʊz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [verb trans-pohz; noun trans-pohz]
- /verb trænsˈpoʊz; noun ˈtræns poʊz/
Definitions of transpose word
- verb with object transpose to change the relative position, order, or sequence of; cause to change places; interchange: to transpose the third and fourth letters of a word. 1
- verb with object transpose to transfer or transport. 1
- verb with object transpose Algebra. to bring (a term) from one side of an equation to the other, with corresponding change of sign. 1
- verb with object transpose Mathematics. (of a matrix) to interchange rows and columns. 1
- verb with object transpose Music. to reproduce in a different key, by raising or lowering in pitch. 1
- verb with object transpose to transform; transmute. 1
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Origin of transpose
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English transposen to transmute < Middle French transposer. See trans-, pose1
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Parts of speech for Transpose
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
transpose popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
transpose usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for transpose
verb transpose
- bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- bandying — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- bottom out — If a trend such as a fall in prices bottoms out, it stops getting worse or decreasing, and remains at a particular level or amount.
- bring forward — If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned.
- cash in — If you say that someone cashes in on a situation, you are criticizing them for using it to gain an advantage, often in an unfair or dishonest way.
adj transpose
- modular — of or relating to a module or a modulus.
adjective transpose
- commutable — (of a punishment) capable of being reduced in severity
- fungible — (especially of goods) being of such nature or kind as to be freely exchangeable or replaceable, in whole or in part, for another of like nature or kind.
- interchangeable — (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
- interconvertible — to subject to interconversion; interchange.
- workalike — (computing) A computer capable of running software designed for another.
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