inversion

Noun
  1. The layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer (synset 111481962)
    is a type of: atmospheric phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere
  2. 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) (synset 114127267)
    is a type of: abnormalcy, abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
  3. A chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa (synset 113523408)
    is a type of: chemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
  4. (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed (synset 107440326)
    referred to in: genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
    is a type of: chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation - (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
  5. The reversal of the normal order of words (synset 107115806)
    is a type of: rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
    same as: anastrophe
  6. (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa (synset 107043661)
    referred to in: counterpoint - a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
    is a type of: variation - a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
  7. A term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex (synset 100858904)
    is a type of: gayness, homoeroticism, homosexualism, homosexuality, queerness - a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
    same as: sexual inversion
  8. Turning upside down;
    Setting on end (synset 100336640)
    is a type of: motility, motion, move, movement - a change of position that does not entail a change of location
    subtypes: overturn, turnover, upset - the act of upsetting something
    same as: upending
  9. The act of turning inside out (synset 100336479)
    is a type of: motility, motion, move, movement - a change of position that does not entail a change of location
    same as: eversion, everting

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