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- DictionaryInverted/inˈvərdəd/
adjective
- 1. placed or lying upside down or in the opposite position, order, or arrangement from usual: "press into an inverted U shape"
- 2. (of a chord or interval) altered by the transposition of a note or notes into a higher (or lower) octave: "an inverted fifth chord"
1. a. : to reverse in position, order, or relationship. b. : to subject to inversion. 2. a. : to turn inside out or upside down. b. : to turn inward. 3. : to find the mathematical reciprocal of. to divide using fractions, invert the divisor and multiply. 4.
INVERTED definition: 1. changed from the normal position by being turned upside down or being arranged in the opposite…. Learn more.
v. in·vert·ed, in·vert·ing, in·verts. v.tr. 1. To turn inside out or upside down: invert an hourglass. 2. To reverse the position, order, or condition of: invert the subject and predicate of a sentence. See Synonyms at reverse. 3. To subject to inversion.
noun. a person or thing that is reversed in position, changed to the contrary, or turned upside down, inside out, or inward. (in plumbing) that portion of the interior of a drain or sewer pipe where the liquid is deepest. a U-shaped arch or vault, having the opposite vertical orientation compared to a traditional arch or vault.
INVERT meaning: 1. to turn something upside down or change the order of two things: 2. to turn something upside…. Learn more.
If something is inverted, it's upside-down, like an inverted angel food cake that you flipped over so it could cool on the counter after baking. Do a handstand and you have an inverted body, with your head down and your feet up in the air.
When you invert something, you turn it upside down, whether it’s an idea or a test you place face-down on your desk when you are finished. Invert comes from the Latin word invertere, which means "to turn." For example, you might invert a cake pan, turning it upside down on a plate in order to remove the cake.
If you invert something, you turn it the other way up or back to front. [formal] Invert the cake onto a cooling rack. [VERB noun] ...a black inverted triangle. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: overturn, upturn, turn upside down, upset More Synonyms of invert. 2. verb. If you invert something, you change it to its opposite.
invert something (formal) to change the normal position of something, especially by turning it into a position in which the top of it is where the bottom of it normally is or by arranging it in the opposite order. Place a plate over the cake tin and invert it.
Inverted definition: Changed to a contrary or counterchanged order or direction; characterized by inversion ; turned upside down; reversed ; opposite ; contrary .
