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inversion > 9 senses
NOUN	1	inversion	The layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
	2	inversion	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)
	3	inversion	A chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
	4	inversion	(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
	5	inversion, anastrophe	The reversal of the normal order of words
	6	inversion	(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
	7	inversion, sexual inversion	A term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
	8	inversion, upending	Turning upside down
	9	inversion, eversion, everting	The act of turning inside out

inversion > pronunciation
Sounds	ihnver'zhahn
Rhymes	Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn...

inversion > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning	The layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer.
Broader	atmospheric phenomenon

inversion > noun 2, state
Meaning	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).
Broader	abnormality, abnormalcy, abnormal condition

inversion > noun 3, process
Meaning	A chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa.
Broader	chemical process, chemical change, chemical action

inversion > noun 4, event
Meaning	(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed.
Category	genetics, genetic science
Broader	mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation

inversion > noun 5, communication
Meaning	The reversal of the normal order of words.
Synonyms	anastrophe
Broader	rhetorical device

inversion > noun 6, communication
Meaning	(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa.
Category	counterpoint
Broader	variation

inversion > noun 7, act
Meaning	A term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex.
Synonyms	sexual inversion
Broader	homosexuality, homosexualism, homoeroticism, queerness, gayness

inversion > noun 8, act
Meaning	Turning upside down. Setting on end.
Synonyms	upending
Broader	motion, movement, move, motility
Narrower	upset, overturn, turnover
Verbs	invert

inversion > noun 9, act
Meaning	The act of turning inside out.
Synonyms	eversion, everting
Broader	motion, movement, move, motility
Verbs	invert

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