inversions
Flipping things over
Inversions are reversals of normal order or position.
In grammar, inversion puts the verb before the subject: Said he, "I disagree".
In music, an inverted chord has a note other than the root in the bass.
Weather inversions trap warm air above cool air, holding pollution near the ground.
In yoga, inversions are poses where the head goes below the heart.
The word covers any flip from expected arrangement.
Inverted balance on palms
- shoulder standInverted pose on shoulders
- headstandInverted balancing posture
- forearm standInversion balanced on elbows
- back walkoverAcrobatic backward arch-and-flip
front walkover · pirouette · balance · core strength · rings · parallel bars · floor exercise · aerial
Inverted balancing posture
- forearm standInversion balanced on elbows
- handstandInverted balance on palms
- downward dogYoga pose forming inverted V
- blood flowMovement through vessels
decompression · balance · props · restorative · ashtanga
Simultaneous independent melodies
- triadGroup of three
- seventh chordFour stacked thirds
- bass noteDeepest tone in harmony
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
twelve-tone · serial · fugue · imitation · Baroque
Being at the forefront
- word orderSentence structure pattern
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
Mist settling in lowlands
- marine layerLow ocean-born cloud cover
- subsidenceGradual ground sinking
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
El Niño · La Niña · polar vortex · jet stream · oscillation · anomaly
Venue for debt securities
- treasuryStored organizational funds
- spreadTo distribute widely
- economic slowdownReduced pace of commerce
- interest ratesPrice paid for borrowing
monetary policy · Federal Reserve · credit markets · risk aversion · flight to safety · duration · maturity · sovereign debt
Cylindrical shaft or extremity
- transformationThorough change in form
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- conformalMaintains angles locally
- MöbiusTwisted loop topology
reciprocal · projective · symmetry · fixed point · locus
handstand
Inverted balance on palms
- shoulder standInverted pose on shoulders
- headstandInverted balancing posture
- forearm standInversion balanced on elbows
back walkover · front walkover · pirouette · balance · core strength · rings · parallel bars · floor exercise · aerial · tumbling
headstand
Inverted balancing posture
- forearm standInversion balanced on elbows
- handstandInverted balance on palms
- downward dogYoga pose forming inverted V
blood flow · decompression · balance · props · restorative · ashtanga
counterpoint
Simultaneous independent melodies
- triadGroup of three
- seventh chordFour stacked thirds
- bass noteDeepest tone in harmony
fronting
Being at the forefront
- word orderSentence structure pattern
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
valley fog
Mist settling in lowlands
- marine layerLow ocean-born cloud cover
- subsidenceGradual ground sinking
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
haze · El Niño · La Niña · polar vortex · jet stream · oscillation · anomaly
bond market
Venue for debt securities
- treasuryStored organizational funds
- spreadTo distribute widely
- economic slowdownReduced pace of commerce
interest rates · monetary policy · Federal Reserve · credit markets · risk aversion · flight to safety · duration · maturity · sovereign debt
pole
Cylindrical shaft or extremity
- transformationThorough change in form
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- conformalMaintains angles locally
Möbius · reciprocal · projective · symmetry · fixed point · locus
- meteorologyweather, rain, wind, snow, clouds
- harmonyharmony, chord, chords, triad, triads
- Genome Instabilitymutation, mutations, DNA damage, deletions, insertions
- ear trainingear training, pitch recognition, relative pitch, absolute pitch, perfect pitch
- Genetic Mutationsmutations, point mutation, mutagenesis, gene mutation, nonsense
- oppositesopposite, opposites, antonym, antonyms, converse
inversionsnormal order
natural order · preservation · linear progression · maintenance
inversionsunstable air
Atmosphere prone to vertical motion
- population inversionExcited states predominate
- temperature inversionWarm layer over cold
- thermal inversionWarm air trapping cold
- inversion tablesBack-stretching tilt apparatus