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transposed

transposed

5.8
Moved so things like letters or numbers switch places
  • adjective
  • /trænsˈpoʊzd/
translation icon : transpuesto
  • The two sections of the puzzle were transposed, making it difficult to complete.

Examples

  • In the diagram, the colors were transposed to highlight the differences between the two systems.

  • That's the left hand side, with this term transposed to the left.

  • giving us well here, images of black life in the rural S transposed to Harlem.

  • When the teacher transposed the notes, the order of the topics made more sense.

How Rearranged

transposed
5.8
untouched
20 3.0

Surface Forms

transposed positive

Morphology

transposed = transpose (transparent) = trans + pose + ed

Formed by regular past-participle suffixation (-ed) of the verb 'transpose', so the adjectival meaning 'moved/changed order' is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Transposed comes from trans- meaning 'across' and pose meaning 'put' or 'place', the same root you see in position. That is why to transpose something is to move it 'across' into a new place or order, so the parts have been switched.