Inversion (Noun)
Meaning 1
(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Meaning 2
Turning upside down; setting on end.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Related Words
Meaning 3
The layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Meaning 4
A chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Hypernyms
Meaning 5
The reversal of the normal order of words.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 6
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).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Hypernyms
Meaning 7
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Hypernyms
Meaning 8
The act of turning inside out.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Related Words
Meaning 9
A term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.