Inversion

What do we mean by inversion?

The act of inverting. noun

The state of being inverted. noun

An interchange of position of adjacent objects in a sequence, especially a change in normal word order, such as the placement of a verb before its subject. noun

A rearrangement of tones in which the upper and lower voices of a melody are transposed, as in counterpoint. noun

A rearrangement of tones in which each interval in a single melody is applied in the opposite direction. noun

An arrangement of the tones of a chord such that the root is not the lowest pitch, as in the rearrangement of the C-major triad CEG to EGC. noun

In early psychology, behavior or attitudes in an individual considered typical of the opposite sex, including sexual attraction to members of one's own sex. No longer in technical use. noun

Conversion of a substance in which the direction of optical rotation is reversed, from the dextrorotatory to the levorotatory or from the levorotatory to the dextrorotatory form. noun

An atmospheric condition in which the air temperature rises with increasing altitude, holding surface air down and preventing dispersion of pollutants. noun

A chromosomal rearrangement in which a segment of the chromosome breaks off and reattaches in the reverse direction. noun

The act of inverting, or the state of being inverted; a turning end for end, upside down, or inside out; any change of order such that the last becomes first and the first last; in general, any reversal of a given order or relation. noun

Specifically— In grammar, a change of the natural or recognized order of words: as, “of all vices, impurity is one of the most detestable,” instead of “impurity is one of the most detestable of all vices.” noun

In rhetoric, a mode of arguing by which the speaker tries to show that the arguments adduced by an opponent tell against his cause and are favorable to the speaker's. noun

In music: The process, act, or result of transposing the tones of an interval or chord from their original or normal order. The several inversions of a chord are called first, second, and third respectively. See interval, 5, and chord, 4. noun

The process, act, or result of repeating a subject or theme with all its upward intervals or steps taken downward, and vice versa. Also called imitation by inversion or in contrary motion. (See imitation, 3.) Retrograde inversion, however, is the same as retrograde imitation (which see, under imitation, 3). noun

In double counterpoint, the transposition of the upper voice-part below the lower, and vice versa. Inversion is the test of the correctness of the composition. The transposition may be either of an octave or of any other interval. noun

In mathematics: A turning backward; a contrary rule of operation: as, to prove an answer by inversion, as division by multiplication or addition by subtraction. noun

Change in the order of the terms. noun

The action of inverting.

Being upside down, in an inverted state.

Being in a reverse sequence, in an inverted state.

The move of one pitch in an interval up or down an octave.

The reversal of an interval.

The reversal of the pitch contour.

The reversal of a pitch class succession, such as a contrapuntal line or melody.

The subtraction of pitch classes in a set from twelve, which maps intervals onto their complements with respect to 0, and preserves interval classes, symbolized IX (X being the transposition that is inverted.).

A segment of DNA in the context of a chromosome that is reversed in orientation relative to a reference karyotype or genome

An increase of air temperature with increase in altitude (the ground being colder than the surrounding air). When an inversion exists, there are no convection currents and wind speeds are below 5 knots. The atmosphere is stable and normally is considered the most favorable state for ground release of chemical agents.

(grammar) Deviation from standard word order by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs and in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis.

An operation on a group, analogous to negation.

Homosexuality, particularly in early psychoanalysis.

A form of the alphabet where it is inverted half way through therefore a b c d e f g h i j k l m z y x w v u t s r q p o n so a=z g=t s=h the result is always in capitals Urban Dictionary

When the penis, due to cold or extreme revulsion, retreats back into the body. An uber soft-on. Urban Dictionary

When you take a sentence or phrase that someone has said (possibly an insult) and twist it back around to insult or threaten them. Sometimes extremely funny, other times extremly lame. Lame when you just switch the subject (Example 1) and ultra-hilarious when used against figures of authority (Example 2). Urban Dictionary

An interesting conversation Urban Dictionary

Shorthand for the Inclusion and Diversity groups, strategy, departments in corporations and organizations Urban Dictionary

The act of making something something inverted. synonym: inverting Urban Dictionary

A y=2x+1 bootie! It goes towards the center of her body. It is either so flat that it makes her neck, back, and knees connect or it is never seen by the eye when she has leggins on. Urban Dictionary

A flirtatious action where one begins with both eyes closed, opens just one eye with a flirty smile (looks the same as traditional flirtatious winking), and then returns to having both eyes closed. Urban Dictionary

A date that begins with sexual intercourse, first, to reduce sexual tension and increase the overall enjoyment of the dating experience. Urban Dictionary

Thinking you're better than other people because you're working class, have a regional accent, don't use big words, read tabloid papers, or for other reasons which are opposite to those which would be involved in "snobbery" in the usual sense. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to inversion:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word inversion:
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Words that rhyme with inversion:
version, aversion, excursion, conversion, diversion, immersion, aspersion, dispersion, incursion, subversion, perversion, reversion, persian, submersion, king james version, american standard version, authorized version, revised version, american revised version, revised standard version, data conversion, persia in.

Adjectives that are often used to describe inversion:
sexual, first, complete, second, strong, wave, simple, pericentric, partial, curious, weak, direct, numerical, uterine, ironic, auxiliary, paracentric, total, symbolic, strange, third, double, retrograde, locative, verb, thermal, chronic, subject, exact, acute, moral, gentle, slight, negative, congenital, alternate, apparent, fourier, lateral, simultaneous, structural, complex, comic, nocturnal, initial, linear, atmospheric, radical, symmetrical, joint, interesting, logical, stylistic, mere, marked, optical, level, spatial, seismic, visual, sudden, non, moderate, subsequent, repeated, incomplete, elevated, dimensional, called, nonlinear, peculiar, deliberate, remarkable, wind, tomographic, forced, excessive, absolute, time, melodic, parodic, selective.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective inversion:
recovery, eversion, layer, mode, chord, nic, fog, point, reversal, rotation, period, techniques, chords, triad.

Consonant match to inversion:
envision, invasion, invision.

Words that sound like inversion:
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