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Invert - English meaning

Invert – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Put upside down or in the opposite position, order, or arrangement.

Usage examples:

Invert the mousse on to a serving plate

Synonims:

Turn upside downUpturnUpendTurn aboutTurn aroundTurn inside outTurn back to frontReverseFlip (over)Transpose
verb

Modify (a phrase) by reversing the direction of pitch changes.

Usage examples:

After a spiky fugue the passacaglia theme is also inverted.
noun

An arch constructed in an upside-down position to provide lateral support, e.g. in a tunnel.

noun

A gay person.

noun

A postage stamp printed with an error such that all or part of its design is upside down.

noun

Short for invertebrate.

verb

To turn something so its top is at the bottom or put something in the opposite order or position

Usage examples:

Invert the cake onto a wire rack and let it cool.

Invert translation into English

Invert: translate from English into Chinese

Translate invert into Chinese (Simplified)}
倒置, 颠倒, 颠倒过来

Invert: translate from English into Dutch

Translate invert into Dutch}
Omkeren, Omzetten

Invert: translate from English into French

Translate invert into French}
Inverser, Inverti, Invert, Intervertir, Invertir

Invert: translate from English into German

Translate invert into German}
Umkehren, Umdrehen, Auf den kopf stellen, Umstellen

Invert: translate from English into Hindi

Translate invert into Hindi}
औंधाना, पलटना, उलटें, औंधा करना, क्रम बदलना, उलटना, उलट देना, पलटा देना, क्रम-भंग करना

Invert: translate from English into Italian

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Invertire, Invertito, Capovolgere

Invert: translate from English into Korean

Translate invert into Korean}
거꾸로 하다, 반대로 하다, 자리바꿈시키다, 역아치

Invert: translate from English into Russian

Translate invert into Russian}
Инвертировать, Обратный свод, Переворачивать, Переставлять, Менять порядок, Перевертывать, Опрокидывать, Гомосексуалист

Invert: translate from English into Spanish

Translate invert into Spanish}
Invertir, Invertido, Recambiar, Volver al revés, Trastrocar

Word origin

mid 16th century (in the sense ‘turn back to front’): from Latin invertere, literally ‘turn inside out’, from in- ‘into’ + vertere ‘to turn’.

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Invert synonims

reverse

verb

Move backwards.

Usage examples:

The lorry reversed into the back of a bus
adjective

Going in or turned towards the direction opposite to that previously stated.

Usage examples:

The trend appears to be going in the reverse direction
noun

A complete change of direction or action.

Usage examples:

The gall actuates a reverse of photosynthesis
Reverse - all meanings in English

transpose

verb

Cause (two or more things) to exchange places.

Usage examples:

The situation might have been the same if the parties in opposition and government had been transpo…
noun

A matrix obtained from a given matrix by interchanging each row and the corresponding column.

Usage examples:

The new matrix is called the transpose of a
verb

To change the order of something

Usage examples:

The total was wrong because i had transposed two numbers.
Transpose - all meanings in English

turn inside out

idiom

To search every part of a place very carefully

Usage examples:

I've turned the house inside out but i still can't find my keys.
Turn inside out - all meanings in English

turn upside down

idiom

To search everywhere for something, sometimes leaving a place very untidy

Usage examples:

I turned the apartment upside down but i couldn't find the letter., another poor harvest could turn…
Turn upside down - all meanings in English

upend

verb

Set or turn (something) on its end or upside down.

Usage examples:

She upended a can of soup over the portions
verb

To push or move something so that the part that usually touches the ground is not touching the ground any more

Usage examples:

She upended the chessboard halfway through the game because she was losing.
Upend - all meanings in English

upturn

noun

An improvement or upward trend, especially in economic conditions or someone's fortunes.

Usage examples:

An upturn in the economy
verb

Turn (something) upwards or upside down.

Usage examples:

Nearly four feet of water cascaded over the park, upturning paving stones and play equipment
noun

An increase in the amount or success of something, such as a country's economic activity

Usage examples:

Economic/market upturn there are fears that higher borrowing rates will threaten the economic uptur…
Upturn - all meanings in English

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