Definition of inversions

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  • inversions is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • inversions is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
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Definition of inversions

  • the act of turning inside out (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. eversion
    2. everting
  • the reversal of the normal order of words (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. anastrophe
  • turning upside down; setting on end (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. upending
  • a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. sexual 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) (noun)
  • a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa (noun)
  • (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa (noun)
  • (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed (noun)
  • the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer (noun)

See definition of inversions in Merriam Webster