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inversion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | anastrophe |
| Type of | rhetorical device |
inversion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | sexual inversion |
| Type of | homosexualism, queerness, homoeroticism, gayness, homosexuality |
inversion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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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| Type of | abnormality, abnormalcy |
inversion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
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| Type of | chemical process, chemical action, chemical change |
inversion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | variation |
inversion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation |
inversion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Type of | atmospheric phenomenon |
Examples of inversion
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Apparently, we'd much rather spend the inversion-prone month of February inside.
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This phenomenon is known as pied-piping with inversion or secondary wh-movement.
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When lower air is cooler than upper air, this is called a temperature inversion.
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The Peaucellier linkage is a mechanical implementation of inversion in a circle.
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The fronted expression that evokes locative inversion is an adjunct of location.
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Use this simple inversion move to become familiar with the correct positioning.
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Most ankle sprains are inversion injuries, in which the foot is twisted inward.
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The project page doesn't give any reason for the inversion of names in footnotes.
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Inversion of Generation 2 devices was achieved through one of two different ways.
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- The layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
- 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)
- A chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
- (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
- Anastrophe: the reversal of the normal order of words
- (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
- An inversion is a chromosome rearrangement in which a segment of a chromosome is reversed end to end. An inversion occurs when a single chromosome undergoes breakage and rearrangement within itself. Inversions are of two types: paracentric and pericentric.
- Inversion in a sequence refers to a pair of numbers that are "out of order" with respect to an ascending or descending order.
- In evolutionary developmental biology, inversion refers to the hypothesis that during the course of animal evolution, the structures along the dorsoventral (DV) axis have taken on an orientation opposite that of the ancestral form. ...
