INVERT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does invert mean? 

• INVERT (verb)
  The verb INVERT has 3 senses:

1. make an inversion (in a musical composition)

2. reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of

3. turn inside out or upside down

  Familiarity information: INVERT used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INVERT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they invert    ... he / she / it inverts   
Past simple: inverted   
Past participle: inverted   
-ing form: inverting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make an inversion (in a musical composition)

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

here the theme is inverted

Hypernyms (to "invert" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

invert; reverse

Context example:

when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb

Hypernyms (to "invert" is one way to...):

reorder (assign a new order to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Turn inside out or upside down

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

invert; reverse; turn back

Hypernyms (to "invert" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

inversion (the act of turning inside out)

inversion (turning upside down; setting on end)

inverter (an electrical converter that converts direct current into alternating current)

 Context examples 

A chromosomal rearrangement where a genetic segment of chromosome 3 has been inverted.

(Inv(3), NCI Thesaurus)

It is classified as inverted papilloma and oncocytic papilloma.

(Ethmoid Sinus Schneiderian Papilloma, NCI Thesaurus)

Inverted papillomas are occasionally associated with the development or presence of carcinomas, usually squamous cell carcinomas.

(Inverted Schneiderian Papilloma, NCI Thesaurus)

Transitional cell carcinomas may arise within inverted urothelial papillomas. — 2003

(Inverted Urothelial Papilloma, NCI Thesaurus)

An operation in which a term denies or inverts the meaning of another term or construction.

(Negation, NCI Thesaurus)

A radiation field that covers the anterior chest well in the shape of an inverted 'Y'.

(Inverted Y Radiation Field, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include renal oncocytoma, bladder inverted papilloma, and urothelial papilloma.

(Benign Urinary System Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare squamous cell carcinoma that either arises from or is associated with the presence of inverted papilloma in the nose.

(Carcinoma Arising in Nasal Papillomatosis, NCI Thesaurus)

Located on the left side of the galaxy's center, the shockwave looks like an inverted letter "C."

(The Giant Galaxy Around the Giant Black Hole, NASA)

In the other hand he held a bottle, which, from time to time, was inverted above his head to the accompaniment of gurgling noises.

(White Fang, by Jack London)