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Meaning of
inversions
in English
inversions
us
//ɪnˈvɜrsənz//
uk
//ɪnˈvɜːʃənz//
#uncommon
Lemma:
inversion
The lemma is the base or root form of this word.
Definitions
Noun
the
act
of
flipping
or
reversing
something
temperature
increase
with
altitude
;
stable
atmosphere
(
no
convection
)
reversing
standard
word
order
for
emphasis
(
in
questions
,
clauses
)
reversed
DNA
segment
;
relative
to
reference
karyotype
a
change
in
pitch
;
moving
up
or
down
an
octave
a
flipped
or
reversed
interval
;
opposite
of
normal
reversal
of
pitch
class
succession
;
contrapuntal
line
subtraction
of
pitch
classes
;
preserving
interval
classes
(
IX
symbol
)
reversal
of
an
order
;
turning
upside
down
