inversion
Meanings
- 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
- 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
- a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
- turning upside down; setting on end
- the act of turning inside out
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
inversion is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordinversion is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inversion is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
inversion is a valid Words With Friends word