inversion
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
Types & categories
- atmospheric phenomenon hypernym
Sense 2 noun
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)
Types & categories
- abnormality hypernym
Sense 3 noun
a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
Types & categories
- chemical process hypernym
Sense 4 noun
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
Types & categories
- genetic mutation hypernym
Related & opposite
- genetics domain topic
Sense 5 noun
the reversal of the normal order of words
Types & categories
- rhetorical device hypernym
Sense 6 noun
(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
Types & categories
- variation hypernym
Related & opposite
- counterpoint domain topic
Sense 7 noun
a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
Types & categories
- homosexuality hypernym
Sense 8 noun
turning upside down; setting on end
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Related & opposite
Sense 9 noun
the act of turning inside out
Types & categories
- movement hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | atmospheric phenomenon |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | abnormality |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | chemical process |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | genetics |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | genetic mutation |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | rhetorical device |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | counterpoint |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | variation |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | homosexuality |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | reverse |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | upend |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | upend |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | movement |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | overturn |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | reverse |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | evert |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | movement |