In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
TRANSPOSED
converse, reversed, transposed
(adjective) turned about in order or relation; “transposed letters”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
transposed
simple past tense and past participle of transpose
Source: Wiktionary
TRANSPOSE
Trans*pose", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Transposing.] Etym: [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.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: To change the natural order of, as words.
5. (Mus.)
Definition: To change the key of.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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