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inversion

noun

the act of turning inside out

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Word length
9
Starts with
I
Ends with
N
Contains
NV
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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ɪnˈvɝʒən

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noun

  1. the act of turning inside out

noun

  1. turning upside down; setting on end

noun

  1. a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex

noun

  1. (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa

noun

  1. the reversal of the normal order of words

noun

  1. (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed

noun

  1. the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer

noun

  1. a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa

noun

  1. 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)

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