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Quick definitions from WordNet (inversion)
▸ noun: the act of turning inside out
▸ noun: turning upside down; setting on end
▸ noun: a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
▸ noun: (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ll ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
▸ noun: (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
▸ noun: the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
▸ noun: 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)
▸ noun: the reversal of the normal order of words
▸ Also see inversions
▸ Words similar to inversion
▸ Usage examples for inversion
▸ Popular adjectives describing inversion
▸ Words that often appear near inversion
▸ Rhymes of inversion
▸ Invented words related to inversion
▸ noun: the act of turning inside out
▸ noun: turning upside down; setting on end
▸ noun: a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
▸ noun: (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ll ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
▸ noun: (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
▸ noun: the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
▸ noun: 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)
▸ noun: the reversal of the normal order of words
▸ Also see inversions
▸ Words similar to inversion
▸ Usage examples for inversion
▸ Popular adjectives describing inversion
▸ Words that often appear near inversion
▸ Rhymes of inversion
▸ Invented words related to inversion