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inversion Definition
(n)
the
layer
of
air
near
the
earth
is
cooler
than
an
overlying
layer
(n)
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
)
(n)
a
chemical
process
in
which
the
direction
of
optical
rotation
of
a
substance
is
reversed
from
dextrorotatory
to
levorotary
or
vice
versa
(n) (
genetics
)
a
kind
of
mutation
in
which
the
order
of
the
genes
in
a
section
of
a
chromosome
is
reversed
(n)
the
reversal
of
the
normal
order
of
words
(n) (
counterpoint
)
a
variation
of
a
melody
or
part
in
which
ll
ascending
intervals
are
replaced
by
descending
intervals
and
vice
versa
(n)
a
term
formerly
used
to
mean
taking
on
the
gender
role
of
the
opposite
sex
(n)
turning
upside
down
;
setting
on
end
(n)
the
act
of
turning
inside
out
inversion Synonyms
anastrophe
eversion
everting
inversion
sexual inversion
upending
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