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   inversion

   /ɪnˈvəːʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of inverting something or the state of being inverted: "the inversion of the normal domestic arrangements"
   • ▪ reversal of the normal order of words, typically for rhetorical effect but also found in the regular formation of questions in English.
   • ▪ a transposition in the relative numbers of atoms, molecules, etc. occupying particular energy levels.
   • ▪ a reaction causing a change from one optically active configuration to the opposite configuration, especially the hydrolysis of dextrose to give a laevorotatory solution of fructose and glucose.
   • 2. a reversal of the normal decrease of air temperature with altitude, or of water temperature with depth.
   • ▪ a layer of the atmosphere in which temperature increases with height.
   • 3. the process of inverting an interval, chord, or phrase.
   • ▪ an inverted interval, chord, or phrase.
   • 4. the process of finding a quantity, function, etc. from a given one such that the product of the two under a particular operation is the identity.
   • ▪ the interchanging of numerator and denominator of a fraction, or antecedent and consequent of a ratio.
   • ▪ the process of finding the expression which gives a given expression under a given transformation.
   • ▪ a transformation in which each point of a given figure is replaced by another point on the same straight line from a fixed point, especially in such a way that the product of the distances of the two points from the centre of inversion is constant.
   • 5. the action or practice of relocating a multinational company's legal residence to a jurisdiction where taxes are levied at a lower rate: "since the company maintains a franchisee model, it is a viable target for inversion"
   • 6. homosexuality. dated

   Word Origin mid 16th century (as a term in rhetoric, denoting the turning of an argument against the person who put it forward): from Latin inversio(n-), from the verb invertere (see invert1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. inversive adjective

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   What does inversion mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! INVERSION definition: 1. a situation in which something is changed so that it is the opposite of what it was before, or…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean to invert?

   • To invert means the act of turning something upside down or reversing the normal order. For example, in a sentence, "said he" is the inverted form of "he said". Inversion can also refer to a chemical change where an optically active substance is converted into another substance with no or opposite rotatory effects on the plane of polarization.

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   How does inversion work?

   • Inversion features a variety of multiplayer modes such as Hourglass - A variation on the popular King of the Hill mode. The maps flip upside down based which team is in the lead, forcing players to constantly adjust their orientation. Survival - A four player co-op mode where players try to survive a three staged map within a given time limit.

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   What is sexual inversion?

   • Sexual inversion was a nineteenth-century theory of homosexuality best described by the pioneering sexologist Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1825–1895) as anima muliebris virili corpore incluse, or, a woman's soul confined within a man's body. In the nineteenth century, sexual inversion, homosexuality, and antipathic sexuality were interchangeable terms.

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   1. : a reversal of position, order, form, or relationship: such as. a (1) : a change in normal word order. especially : the placement of a verb before its subject. (2) : the process or result of changing or reversing the relative positions of the notes of a musical interval, chord, or phrase. b. : the condition of being turned inward or inside out.

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   Inversion definition: an act or instance of reversing in position, changing to the contrary, or turning upside down, inside out, or inward.. See examples of INVERSION used in a sentence.

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   a situation in which something is changed so that it is the opposite of what it was before, or in which something is turned upside down: inversion of Her account of the case was an inversion of the facts (= it said the opposite of what really happened). medical specialized. a situation in which an organ, or part of an organ, is turned inside out.

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   A reversal of position is called an inversion. If a bookstore's employees join together to purchase the store, there's an inversion of power: the employees become owners, and the former owners are their employees.

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   noun. 1. the act of inverting or state of being inverted. 2. something inverted, esp a reversal of order, mutual functions, etc. an inversion of their previous relationship. 3. Also called: anastrophe rhetoric. the reversal of a normal order of words. 4. chemistry. a.

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   Inversion definition: An interchange of position of adjacent objects in a sequence, especially a change in normal word order, such as the placement of a verb before its subject.