inversion
Turning upside down
Inversion is a reversal of position, order, or relationship.
In grammar, subject-verb inversion creates questions: Is she coming?
In music, an inverted chord has a note other than the root in the bass.
Temperature inversion occurs when warm air traps cooler air below, often worsening smog.
Sexual inversion is an outdated term for homosexuality.
To invert is to turn upside down or inside out.
Quick turning motion
- upendFlip to reverse orientation
- overturnReverse or invalidate
- handstandInverted balance on palms
- headstandInverted balancing posture
somersault · cartwheel · capsize · topple · upside-down · tumble · rotation · gymnastic
Thorough change in form
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- reciprocalShared between two parties
- conformalMaintains angles locally
- projectiveRelating to mapping transformations
pole · Apollonian · Möbius · stereographic
Simultaneous independent melodies
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- BachGerman composer surname
- twelve-toneSerialism using all pitches
- answerSolution to query
Sentence structure pattern
- frontingBeing at the forefront
- literary deviceStorytelling method or structure
- dramatic effectHeightened emotional impact
Opposite of affirmative
- radiographyDiagnostic imaging using X-rays
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- film negativeReversed-tone photographic original
- photographic negativeReversed-tone film image
Persistent circulating cold air mass
- stratosphericExtremely high up
- troposphericOf the lowest air layer
- thermoclineRapid temperature-change layer
- subsidenceGradual ground sinking
marine layer · air quality · haze · cap · lid
Venue for debt securities
- economic slowdownReduced pace of commerce
- flight to safetyShift toward secure assets
- risk aversionPreference for certainty
- treasury bondsGovernment-issued debt securities
flip
Quick turning motion
headstand · somersault · cartwheel · capsize · topple · upside-down · tumble · rotation · gymnastic · acrobatic
transformation
Thorough change in form
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- reciprocalShared between two parties
- conformalMaintains angles locally
projective · pole · Apollonian · Möbius · stereographic
counterpoint
Simultaneous independent melodies
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- BachGerman composer surname
- twelve-toneSerialism using all pitches
answer · real answer · imitation · canon
word order
Sentence structure pattern
- frontingBeing at the forefront
- literary deviceStorytelling method or structure
- dramatic effectHeightened emotional impact
negative
Opposite of affirmative
- radiographyDiagnostic imaging using X-rays
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- film negativeReversed-tone photographic original
photographic negative · darkroom · transparency · slide film
polar vortex
Persistent circulating cold air mass
- stratosphericExtremely high up
- troposphericOf the lowest air layer
- thermoclineRapid temperature-change layer
subsidence · marine layer · air quality · haze · cap · lid
bond market
Venue for debt securities
- economic slowdownReduced pace of commerce
- flight to safetyShift toward secure assets
- risk aversionPreference for certainty
treasury bonds · interest rates · monetary policy · bear market
postural
Relating to body stance
- congenitalExisting from birth
inversionuprightness
Moral correctness and honesty
right-side-up · erectness · verticality · upright position · right-side up
inversionstability
Resistance to displacement
conservation · preservation · fixity · permanence · maintenance
- population inversionExcited states predominate
- temperature inversionWarm layer over cold
- thermal inversionWarm air trapping cold
- inversion tablesBack-stretching tilt apparatus