inversion
(noun)
noun
1. the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
Definition categories: phenomenon
2. 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)
Definition categories: state, abnormality
3. a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
Definition categories: process
4. (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
Definition categories: event, mutation
5. the reversal of the normal order of words
Similar word(s): anastrophe
Definition categories: communication
6. (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
Definition categories: communication, variation
7. a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
Definition categories: act, gayness, homosexualism, homosexuality, queerness
8. turning upside down; setting on end
Similar word(s): upending
Definition categories: act, motility, motion, move, movement
9. the act of turning inside out
Similar word(s): eversion, everting
Definition categories: act, motility, motion, move, movement
Sentences with inversion as a noun:
- (with an auxiliary verb) Inversion takes place in the sentence 'Is she here?' — 'is', the predicate, is before 'she', the subject.
- (for the purpose of emphasis) Inversion takes place in the sentence 'Never have I done that.' — 'have', the predicate, is before 'I', the subject, due to 'never' being the first word of the sentence.