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inversion, sexual inversion
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a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex |
07425726-n
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inversion
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[in genetics] a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed |
13502205-n
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inversion
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a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa |
11461563-n
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inversion
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the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer |
00335814-n
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inversion, upending
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turning upside down; setting on end |
07030174-n
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inversion
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[in counterpoint] a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa |
00335653-n
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inversion, eversion, everting
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the act of turning inside out |
14103785-n
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inversion
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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) |
07101140-n
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inversion, anastrophe
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the reversal of the normal order of words |