To Transpose

Etymology

From Latin transpōnere ("to place across, transfer"), from trāns- ("across, beyond") + pōnere ("to put, place"), from Proto-Indo-European po-s(i)nere* (from apo-* "off, away" + tḱey-* "to settle, dwell").

Meanings

1. (transitive) To change the relative order, place, or sequence of two or more things.
2. (transitive, mathematics) To interchange the rows and columns of (a matrix).
3. (transitive, mathematics) To move (a term) from one side of an equation to the other, changing its sign.
4. (transitive, music) To write, play, or sing (a musical piece) in a different key.
5. (transitive, genetics) To cause (a segment of genetic material) to move to another position on a chromosome.

Synonyms

swap, switch, rearrange, invert, relocate

Translations

Arabic: (يَنْقُل), (يُبَدِّلُ مَوْضِع), (يُعَاكِس)

German: (transponieren), (umstellen), (vertauschen)

Norwegian Bokmål: (å transponere), (å bytte om)