Main Entry:

in·ver·sion

Pronunciation:

\in-ˈvər-zhən, -shən\

Function:

noun

Date:

1586

1: a reversal of position, order, form, or relationship: as a (1): a change in normal word order ; especially : the placement of a verb before its subject (2): the process or result of changing or reversing the relative positions of the notes of a musical interval, chord, or phrase b: the condition of being turned inward or inside out c: a breaking off of a chromosome section and its subsequent reattachment in inverted position ; also : a chromosomal section that has undergone this process 2: the act or process of inverting3 a: a change in the order of the terms of a mathematical proportion effected by inverting each ratio b: the operation of forming the inverse of a magnitude, a function, an operation, or an element4 a: the conversion of dextrorotatory sucrose into a levorotatory mixture of glucose and fructose b: a change from one stereochemical figuration at a chiral center in a usually organic molecule to the opposite configuration that is brought about by a reaction in which a substitution of one group is made for a different group5: homosexuality6: an increase of temperature with height through a layer of air