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inversion

/ɪnˈvɜːʃən/ /ɪnˈvɝʒən/

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The action of inverting.

Examples :

"The inversion of the classroom seating chart put students next to different classmates. "

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Being upside down, in an inverted state.

Examples :

"The inversion of the cake pan made the cake come out upside down. "

position physics nature

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Being in a reverse sequence, in an inverted state.

Examples :

"The inversion of the usual bedtime routine – dinner, then bath, then story – caused a lot of confusion for the child. "

position structure

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The move of one pitch in an interval up or down an octave.

Examples :

"The music teacher demonstrated an inversion by raising the lower note of the interval a full octave, changing the sound completely. "

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The reversal of an interval.

Examples :

"The musical exercise required the students to practice the inversion of simple intervals, like changing a C-E to an E-C. "

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The reversal of the pitch contour.

Examples :

"The inversion in the song's melody made it sound very different from the verses. "

music phonetics language sound

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The reversal of a pitch class succession, such as a contrapuntal line or melody.

Examples :

"The music teacher demonstrated the inversion of the melody, showing how the notes were reversed. "

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The subtraction of pitch classes in a set from twelve, which maps intervals onto their complements with respect to 0, and preserves interval classes, symbolized IX (X being the transposition that is inverted.).

Examples :

"The music teacher demonstrated the inversion of intervals, showing how a major third becomes a minor sixth. "

music math theory

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A segment of DNA in the context of a chromosome that is reversed in orientation relative to a reference karyotype or genome

Examples :

"The genetic inversion on chromosome 7 caused unusual physical features in the child. "

biology biochemistry

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An increase of air temperature with increase in altitude (the ground being colder than the surrounding air). When an inversion exists, there are no convection currents and wind speeds are below 5 knots. The atmosphere is stable and normally is considered the most favorable state for ground release of chemical agents.

Examples :

"The temperature inversion meant the air quality was good enough for the outdoor science experiment at school. "

weather environment science technical military

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noun

Examples :

"The inversion in the sentence "Were you at school today?" highlights the question. "

grammar language linguistics

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An operation on a group, analogous to negation.

Examples :

"The inversion of my usual breakfast routine—eating cereal before brushing my teeth—caused a minor family disruption. "

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Homosexuality, particularly in early psychoanalysis.

Examples :

"In early psychological texts, "inversion" was sometimes used as a term to describe homosexuality. "