Inversion Definition & Meaning

inversion
noun
  1. the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
  2. abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)
  3. a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
  4. (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
  5. the reversal of the normal order of words
  6. (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
  7. a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
  8. turning upside down; setting on end
  9. the act of turning inside out

Synonyms for inversion

anastrophe noun

the reversal of the normal order of words

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eversion noun

the position of being turned outward; "the eversion of the foot" the act of turning inside out

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"Inversion" in song lyrics

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  • "teeter 20inversion"
    AOL — AOL
  • "arthopod 20inversion"
    AOL — AOL
  • "arthropod 20inversion"
    AOL — AOL

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What does inversion mean?
the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth) a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed the reversal of the normal order of
What part of speech is inversion?
Inversion is a noun.
How many definitions does inversion have?
Inversion has 9 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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