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inversion
noun in·ver·sion \in-ˈvər-zhən, -shən\
: a change in the position, order, or relationship of things so that they are the opposite of what they had been
weather : a condition in which air close to the ground is cooler than the air above it
Full Definition of INVERSION
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: a reversal of position, order, form, or relationship: 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 c : a breaking off of a chromosome section and its subsequent reattachment in inverted position; also : a chromosomal section that has undergone this process
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: the act or process of inverting
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a : a change in the order of the terms of a mathematical proportion effected by inverting each ratio b : the operation of forming the inverse of a magnitude, a function, an operation, or an element
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a : the conversion of dextrorotatory sucrose into a levorotatory mixture of glucose and fructose b : a change from one stereochemical figuration at a chiral center in a usually organic molecule to the opposite configuration that is brought about by a reaction in which a substitution of one group is made for a different group
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: an increase of temperature with height through a layer of air
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First Known Use of INVERSION
1586
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inversion
noun in·ver·sion \in-ˈvər-zhən, -shən\
Medical Definition of INVERSION
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: a reversal of position, order, form, or relationship: as a : a dislocation of a bodily structure in which it is turned partially or wholly inside out <inversion of the uterus> b : the condition (as of the foot) of being turned or rotated inward—compare eversion 2 c : retroflexion d : a breaking off of a chromosome section and its subsequent reattachment in inverted position; also : a chromosomal section that has undergone this process
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a : the conversion of dextrorotatory sucrose into a levorotatory mixture of glucose and fructose b : a change from one stereochemical figuration at a chiral center in a usually organic molecule to the opposite configuration that is brought about by a reaction in which a substitution of one group is made for a different group
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