invert

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English

Definitions

noun

A homosexual.
An inverted arch (as in a sewer). *
The base of a tunnel on which the road or railway may be laid and used when construction is through unstable ground. It may be flat or form a continuous curve with the tunnel arch.
The lowest point inside a pipe at a certain point.

verb

To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction.“to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc.”
To move (the root note of a chord) up or down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.
To undergo inversion, as sugar.
To divert; to convert to a wrong use.

adjective

Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted.“invert sugar”

Related words

Synonyms

reverse reversed reversal revert expend spend write-off invest investment riffle raft turn about transpose intervert inturn turn round

Associated

sucrose inversion fructose formulae syrup molasses inverted polarity inverse postage stamp canonical

Rhymes

assert inert overt spurt hurt convert subvert pervert avert flirt

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