Inversion

Meaning

Noun

●

The

of inverting.

●

The

of being in an

state; being

,

, or in a

sequence.

●

In Music:

The

of an

; the

of one

an

up or down an octave.

●

In Music:

The

of a

which has a

the

as its

.

●

In Music:

The

of a

or

so that

become low and

; the

of a

contour.

●

In Genetics:

A

of DNA in the

of a

that is

in

to a

or genome.

●

In Meteorology:

A

where

with

(the

being

than the

).

●

A

of a

where

are

down.

●

In Grammar:

Deviation from

by

the

before the

. It

in

with

auxiliary verbs

and in

,

with

, for the

of emphasis.

●

In Algebra:

An

on a group,

to negation.

●

In Psychology:

Homosexuality,

in early psychoanalysis.

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