transpose

1. (transitive)To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.

   vertauschen, umstellen, die Reihenfolge ändern

   переставля́тьperestavljátʹ, переста́витьperestávitʹ, переноси́тьperenosítʹ

   change the order or arrangement of

2. (transitive)To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key.

   transponieren

   транспони́роватьtransponírovatʹ

   put (a piece of music) into another key

3. (transitive)To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.

   transponieren, umstellen, umformen

   переставля́тьperestavljátʹ, переста́витьperestávitʹ, переноси́тьperenosítʹ

   transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality

4. (transitive)To rearrange elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.

5. (transitive)To reverse the direction of every edge of (a graph).

6. (transitive)To give force to a directive by passing appropriate implementation measures.

7. (intransitive)To reach a position that may also be obtained from a different move order.

   After e6, the opening transposed to a Sicilian.

1. He transposed the song three keys down.

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2. Finding the transpose of a matrix is a common step in linear algebra calculations.

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3. The second shot of the scene features the protagonist and antagonist transposed, alluding to their similarities.

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4. In order to play this song on this keyboard's limited range, I had to transpose it into a different key.

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