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| 1. | [ noun ] (meteorology) the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer | |
| Related terms: | atmospheric_phenomenon | |
| 2. | [ noun ] turning upside down; setting on end | |
| Synonyms: | upending | |
| Related terms: | motion upset upend | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed | |
| Related terms: | mutation genetics | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (medicine) 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) | |
| Related terms: | abnormality | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (sexuality) a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex | |
| Synonyms: | sexual_inversion | |
| Related terms: | homosexuality | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ll ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa | |
| Related terms: | variation counterpoint | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (rhetoric) the reversal of the normal order of words | |
| Synonyms: | anastrophe | |
| Related terms: | rhetorical_device | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa | |
| Related terms: | chemical_process | |
| 9. | [ noun ] the act of turning inside out | |
| Synonyms: | everting eversion | |
| Related terms: | motion evert | |
| Similar spelling: |
inebriation inebriant in-person in_person inverse invert_soap inverter inferior invertase inversely inebriety inebriate invert inebriated inferiority |
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