Dictionary Results for inversion
1. inversion - noun · the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer Hypernym(s): atmospheric_phenomenon
2. inversion - noun · 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) Hypernym(s): abnormality, abnormalcy
3. inversion - noun · a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa Hypernym(s): chemical_process, chemical_change, chemical_action
4. inversion - noun · (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed Hypernym(s): mutation, genetic_mutation, chromosomal_mutation
5. inversion - noun · the reversal of the normal order of words Synonym(s): anastrophe Hypernym(s): rhetorical_device
6. inversion - noun · (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa Hypernym(s): variation
7. inversion - noun · a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex Synonym(s): sexual_inversion Hypernym(s): homosexuality, homosexualism, homoeroticism, queerness, gayness
8. inversion - noun · turning upside down; setting on end Synonym(s): upending Hypernym(s): motion, movement, move, motility
9. inversion - noun · the act of turning inside out Synonym(s): eversion, everting Hypernym(s): motion, movement, move, motility
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