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

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