1. (noun) inversion
the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
Synonyms: everting, anastrophe, sexual inversion, upending, eversion
2. (noun) inversion
abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)
Synonyms: everting, anastrophe, sexual inversion, upending, eversion
3. (noun) inversion
a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
Synonyms: everting, anastrophe, sexual inversion, upending, eversion
4. (noun) inversion
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
Synonyms: everting, anastrophe, sexual inversion, upending, eversion
5. (noun) anastrophe, inversion
the reversal of the normal order of words
Synonyms: everting, inversion, anastrophe, sexual inversion, upending, eversion
6. (noun) inversion
(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
Synonyms: everting, anastrophe, sexual inversion, upending, eversion
7. (noun) inversion, sexual inversion
a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
Synonyms: everting, inversion, anastrophe, sexual inversion, upending, eversion
8. (noun) inversion, upending
turning upside down; setting on end
Synonyms: everting, inversion, anastrophe, sexual inversion, upending, eversion
9. (noun) inversion, eversion, everting
the act of turning inside out
Synonyms: everting, inversion, anastrophe, sexual inversion, upending, eversion
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Synonyms for inversion 
