| noun | a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix |
| verb | change the order or arrangement of “Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word” |
| verb | transfer from one place or period to another “The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America” |
| verb | cause to change places “interchange this screw for one of a smaller size” |
| verb | transfer a quantity from one side of an equation to the other side reversing its sign, in order to maintain equality |
| verb | put (a piece of music) into another key |
| verb | exchange positions without a change in value “These operators commute with each other” |
| verb | change key “Can you transpose this fugue into G major?” |
| permutation | noun | act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group |
| commutation | noun | the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: |
| transposition | noun | the act of reversing the order or place of |