Hypertext Webster Gateway: "transpose"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Transpose \Trans*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transposed}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Transposing}.] [F. transposer; pref. trans- (L.
trans across) + poser to put. See {Pose}.]
1. To change the place or order of; to substitute one for the
other of; to exchange, in respect of position; as, to
transpose letters, words, or propositions.
2. To change; to transform; to invert. [R.]
Things base and vile, holding no quantity, Love can
transpose to form and dignity. --Shak.
3. (Alg.) To bring, as any term of an equation, from one side
over to the other, without destroying the equation; thus,
if a + b = c, and we make a = c - b, then b is said to be
transposed.
4. (Gram.) To change the natural order of, as words.
5. (Mus.) To change the key of.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
transpose
v 1: change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often
transpose letters in a word" [syn: {permute}, {commute}]
2: transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient
Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn: {transfer},
{transplant}]
3: cause to change places, as of parts, for example [syn: {counterchange},
{interchange}]
4: put (a piece of music) into another key
5: transpose and remain equal in value; of variables or
operators, in mathematics; "These operators commute with
each other" [syn: {commute}]
6: change key, of musical compositions; "Can you transpose this
fugue into G major?"
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