invert
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.