invert

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. (chemistry) Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted.

- invert sugar

noun

1. (archaic) A homosexual man.

2. (architecture) An inverted arch (as in a sewer). *

3. The base of a tunnel on which the road or railway may be laid and used when construction is through unstable ground. It may be flat or form a continuous curve with the tunnel arch.

4. (civil engineering) The lowest point inside a pipe at a certain point.

5. (civil engineering) An elevation of a pipe at a certain point along the pipe.

verb

1. make an inversion (in a musical composition)

- here the theme is inverted

Definition categories: change, alter, modify

2. reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of

- when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb

Similar word(s): reverse

Definition categories: change, reorder

3. turn inside out or upside down

Similar word(s): reverse

Definition categories: change, alter, modify

Sentences with invert as a verb:

- to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc.