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    Inversion

    Definitions

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

    Pronunciation

    , inv'erzhuhn (IPA: ˌɪnvˈɝʒən)

    Hyphenation

    in-ver-sion (9 letters | 3 syllables)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    inversions

    Synonyms

    anastrophe | sexual inversion | upending | eversion | everting (total: 5)

    Narrower terms

    overturn | turnover | upset

    Broader terms

    atmospheric phenomenon | abnormalcy | abnormality | chemical action | chemical change | chemical process | chromosomal mutation | genetic mutation | mutation | rhetorical device | variation | gayness | homoeroticism | homosexualism | homosexuality | ... (total: 20)

    Rhymes

    aspersion | aversion | conversion | dispersion | diversion | excursion | immersion | incursion | perversion | reversion | submersion | subversion | version (total: 13) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    conversion | immersion | incursion

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrases

    matrix inversion | sexual inversion

    Translations

    Japanese: | 倒 (common noun) | 倒さ (common noun) | 倒様 (adjectival nouns) | 倒錯 (common noun) | 前後 (common noun) | 反転 (common noun) | 転倒 (common noun) | 転化 (common noun) | 逆さ (common noun) | 逆換 (common noun) | 逆様 (adjectival nouns) | 顛倒 (common noun) | 倒さま (adjectival nouns) | 逆さま (adjectival nouns) | 逆しま (common noun)

    Other notable uses

    inversion.com | inversion.net | inversion.info | inversion.biz

    Crossword puzzle clues

    (none)

    Scrabble score

    12 (International English) | 12 (North American English)

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