inversion - definition, thesaurus and related words from WordNet-Online

WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Noun inversion has 9 senses

inversion - the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
--₁ is a kind of atmospheric phenomenon
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)
--₂ is a kind of abnormality, abnormalcy, abnormal condition
inversion - a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
--₃ is a kind of chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
inversion - (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
--₄ is a kind of mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation
anastrophe, inversion - the reversal of the normal order of words
--₅ is a kind of rhetorical device
inversion - (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ll ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
--₆ is a kind of variation
inversion, sexual inversion - a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
--₇ is a kind of homosexuality, homosexualism, homoeroticism, gayness
inversion, upending - turning upside down; setting on end
--₈ is a kind of motion, movement, move, motility
--₈ has particulars: upset, overturn, turnover
Derived form: verb invert₂
inversion, eversion, everting - the act of turning inside out
--₉ is a kind of motion, movement, move, motility

Derived form: verb invert₂