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v. in·vert·ed, in·vert·ing, in·verts v. tr.
v. intr. To be subjected to inversion. n. (ĭn'vûrt')
[Latin invertere : in-, in; see in-2 + vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.] in·vert'i·ble adj. |
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| 1. | being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed; "a quotation mark is sometimes called an inverted comma"; "an upside-down cake" |
| 2. | (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk [syn: anatropous] [ant: amphitropous] |
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Inverted
In*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Inverting.] [L. invertere, inversum; pref. in- in + vertere to turn. See Verse.]1. To turn over; to put upside down; to upset; to place in a contrary order or direction; to reverse; as, to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc. That doth invert the attest of eyes and ears, As if these organs had deceptious functions. --Shak. Such reasoning falls like an inverted cone, Wanting its proper base to stand upon. --Cowper. 2. (Mus.) To change the position of; -- said of tones which form a chord, or parts which compose harmony. 3. To divert; to convert to a wrong use. [Obs.] --Knolles. 4. (Chem.) To convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or subject to, inversion. See Inversion, n., 10.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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