Hypertext Webster Gateway: "transposed"

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)

transposed
adj : turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters"
[syn: {converse}, {reversed}]


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