Meaning of 'inversion'

noun

the act of turning inside out

Synonyms: eversion everting

noun

turning upside down

Synonyms: upending

noun

a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex

Synonyms: sexual inversion

noun

(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa

noun

the reversal of the normal order of words

Synonyms: anastrophe

noun

(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed

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the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer

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a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa

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)