inversion

n. reversal; conversion; reversed order; (Music) inverted interval, inverted phrase, inverted chord; homosexuality

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

nf. inversion, reversal

nf. inversion, reversal; reversion