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Inversion
ɪnˈvəːʃn
Inversion definitions
noun
inversion
inversions
- 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
- 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
- the process of inverting an interval, chord, or phrase
- an inverted interval, chord, or phrase
- 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
- 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"
- homosexuality