inversion

英 [ɪnˈvɜːʃn]

美 [ɪnˈvɜːrʒn]

n.  倒置; 颠倒; 倒转

复数：inversions　

IELTS化学

BNC.10722 / COCA.14406

牛津词典

noun

• 倒置；颠倒；倒转
  the act of changing the position or order of sth to its opposite, or of turning sth upside down
  1. the inversion of normal word order
     正常词序的倒装
  2. an inversion of the truth
     颠倒是非

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 反向;逆转;倒置
  When there is aninversionof something, it is changed into its opposite.
  1. ...a scandalous inversion of the truth.
     令人不齿的是非颠倒
  2. ...a strange inversion of priorities.
     令人奇怪的主次倒置

英英释义

noun

• the act of turning inside out
  Synonym:eversioneverting
• turning upside down
  Synonym:upending
• a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
  Synonym:sexual inversion
• (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
• the reversal of the normal order of words
  Synonym:anastrophe
• (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
• the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
• a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
• 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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