inversion

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Synonyms: inversin, aversion, incursion, reversion, immersion, version, inertion, diversion, invasion, conversion, invention

Antonyms: inversin, aversion, incursion, reversion, immersion, version, inertion, diversion, invasion, conversion, invention

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Noun

1. The action of [[invert]]ing.
2. The act of being in an [[inverted]] state; being [[upside down]], [[inside out]]{{,}} or in a [[reverse]] [[sequence]].
3. {{lb|en|music}} The reversal of an [[interval]]; the move of one [[pitch]] in an interval up or down an [[octave]].
4. {{lb|en|music}} The [[position]] of a [[chord]] which has a note other than the [[root]] as its [[bass]] note.
5. {{lb|en|music}} The flipping of a [[melody]] or [[contrapuntal]] [[line]] so that high notes become low and vice versa; the reversal of a [[pitch contour]].
6. {{lb|en|genetics}} A segment of [[DNA]] in the context of a [[chromosome]] that is reversed in orientation relative to a reference [[karyotype]] or [[genome]].
7. {{lb|en|meteorology}} A situation where [[air]] [[temperature]] increases with [[altitude]] (the ground being [[cold]]er than the surrounding air).
8. A section of a [[roller coaster]] where [[passenger]]s are temporarily turned [[upside down]].
9. {{senseid|en|anastrophe}} {{lb|en|grammar}} [[deviation|Deviation]] from standard [[word order]], as for example by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with [[auxiliary verb]]s; in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of [[emphasis]]; and in other [[rhetorical device]]s or unusual situations.
10. {{lb|en|algebra}} An [[operation]] on a [[group]], analogous to [[negation]].
11. {{lb|en|psychology|obsolete}} {{cap|homosexuality}}, particularly in early [[psychoanalysis]].
12. {{lb|en|biochemistry}} The [[catalytic]] action of [[invertase]].

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