how to pronounce transpose

/tɹænˈspəʊz/

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transpose is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of transpose in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… is underpinned by transpose of inquiry …”

meanings of transpose

verb:

To reverse or change the order of (two or more things); to swap or interchange.
To rewrite or perform (a piece) in another key.
To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other, reversing the sign of the term.
To rearrange elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.
To give force to a directive by passing appropriate implementation measures.

noun:

The resulting matrix, derived from performing a transpose operation on a given matrix.
The process of rearranging elements in a matrix, by interchanging their respective row and column positional indicators.

adjective:

A matrix with the characteristic of having been transposed from a given matrix.

transpose frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word transpose occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics transpose can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that transpose can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;