inverting
Reversing the orientation
Inverting is the act of turning something upside down, inside out, or reversing its usual position or order.
In cooking, inverting a cake means flipping it out of the pan.
In music, inverting a chord rearranges which note sits at the bottom.
The word applies to any reversal of normal arrangement: She was inverting the usual logic, arguing that success breeds laziness.
Ordered numerical arrangement
- functionPurpose or duty
- permutationArrangement in specific order
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- inverseOpposite in position
reciprocal · determinant · eigenvalue · transformation · mapping · domain · range · one-to-one
Opposite of affirmative
- darkroomFilm processing chamber
- reversalComplete change of direction
- exposureState of being unprotected
- filmMovie or coating
developer · fixer · enlarger · emulsion · dodging · burning · contrast · toner
Full-body forward rotation
- backflipRearward aerial tumble
- frontflipAcrobatic forward rotation
- handstandInverted balance on palms
- cartwheelLateral body rotation
tumbling · aerials · vaulting · trampoline · layout · pike · tuck · roundoff
Two-position switch
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- polarityState of opposing forces
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
phase · waveform · amplifier · transistor · inverter · boolean · binary · bit
Betting against a stock
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
- arbitrageExploiting price discrepancies
- bearishExpecting market decline
speculation · deleverage · volatility · bond · derivative · swap · beta · correlation
Changing interpretive context
- rethinkEvaluate again differently
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- worldviewComprehensive belief framework
- viewpointWay of seeing things
reassessment · reconsideration · reinterpretation · angle · outlook · mindset · assumption · convention
Extracting from a cast
- flippingTurning over rapidly
- pineappleSpiny-skinned tropical fruit
- bundtRing-shaped fluted cake
- ramekinSmall ceramic baking dish
springform · plating · presentation · caramelized · dessert · baking · custard · flan
matrix
Ordered numerical arrangement
- functionPurpose or duty
- permutationArrangement in specific order
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
inverse · reciprocal · determinant · eigenvalue · transformation · mapping · domain · range · one-to-one · onto
negative
Opposite of affirmative
- darkroomFilm processing chamber
- reversalComplete change of direction
- exposureState of being unprotected
film · developer · fixer · enlarger · emulsion · dodging · burning · contrast · toner · monochrome
somersault
Full-body forward rotation
cartwheel · tumbling · aerials · vaulting · trampoline · layout · pike · tuck · roundoff · twist
toggle
Two-position switch
circuit · phase · waveform · amplifier · transistor · inverter · boolean · binary · bit · flip-flop
short-selling
Betting against a stock
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
- arbitrageExploiting price discrepancies
bearish · speculation · deleverage · volatility · bond · derivative · swap · beta · correlation · spread
reframing
Changing interpretive context
- rethinkEvaluate again differently
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- worldviewComprehensive belief framework
viewpoint · reassessment · reconsideration · reinterpretation · angle · outlook · mindset · assumption · convention · norm
unmolding
Extracting from a cast
ramekin · springform · plating · presentation · caramelized · dessert · baking · custard · flan · molded
- amplifier circuitspreamp, power amp, tube amp, solid state, vacuum tube
- fractionshalf, halves, third, thirds, fourth
- repositioningshifting, moving, repositioning, relocating, rearranging
- math operationsaddition, adding, subtraction, subtracting, multiplication
- material handlingforklifts, lifting, conveyors, carrying, cranes
- crème brûlée stepstorching, caramelizing, baking, chilling, setting
invertingrighting
Correcting or straightening
uprighting · standing up · restoring · standing upright · erecting
invertingmaintaining
Keeping in condition
preserving · retaining · normalizing · restoring · keeping
invertingrestoring
Returning to original condition
reverting · returning · undoing · normalizing · correcting