■ verb
1》 cause to exchange places.
2》 transfer to a different place or context.
↘write or play (music) in a different key from the original.
■ noun Mathematics a matrix obtained from a given matrix by interchanging rows and columns.
Derivatives
transposable adjective
transposal noun
~r noun
transposition noun
transpositional adjective
Origin
ME (also in the sense 'transform'): from OFr. ~r , from trans- 'across' + poser 'to place'.