verb Download 🔗Share To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction. Examples : "to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc." direction position action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To move (the root note of a chord) up or down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch. Examples : "The pianist inverted the chord by raising the lowest note, creating a brighter sound. " music Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To undergo inversion, as sugar. Examples : "The sugar in the candy-making process inverted, becoming sweeter and preventing crystallization. " chemistry food substance process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To divert; to convert to a wrong use. Examples : "The company inverted its focus, diverting resources from research and development to marketing. " action negative moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To turn (the foot) inwards. Examples : "The doctor asked the patient to hold still while he inverted her foot to check for ligament damage. " medicine anatomy body physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having the order or direction changed; for example turned upside down, reversed or in any other way opposite or contrary. Examples : "The student accidentally drew an inverted triangle, with the point facing downwards instead of upwards. " direction position structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share (of a chord) Having the lowest note transposed an octave higher. Examples : "The pianist played an inverted C major chord, giving it a slightly different, less grounded sound because the E was now the lowest note. " music Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of sugar) Having its polarization changed by hydrolysis; see invert sugar. Examples : "The chemist inverted the sugar solution during the experiment, changing its polarization. " chemistry food substance technical science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading