What does Invert mean?

Definitions for Invert
ɪnˈvɜrt; ˈɪn vɜrtin·vert

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. invertverb

    make an inversion (in a musical composition)

    "here the theme is inverted"

  2. invert, reverseverb

    reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of

    "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"

  3. turn back, invert, reverseverb

    turn inside out or upside down

Wiktionary

  1. invertnoun

    A homosexual man.

  2. invertnoun

    An inverted arch (as in a sewer). *

  3. invertnoun

    The base of a tunnel on which the road or railway may be laid and used when construction is through unstable ground. It may be flat or form a continuous curve with the tunnel arch.

  4. invertnoun

    The lowest point inside a pipe at a certain point.

  5. invertnoun

    An elevation of a pipe at a certain point along the pipe.

  6. invertverb

    To turn (something) upside down or inside out.

  7. invertverb

    To move (the root note of a chord) up or down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To INVERTverb

    Etymology: inverto, Latin.

    With fate inverted, shall I humbly woo?
    And some proud prince, in wild Numidia born,
    Pray to accept me, and forget my scorn? Edmund Waller.

    Ask not the cause why sullen Spring
    So long delays her flow'rs to bear,
    And Winter storms invert the year. Dryden.

    Poesy and oratory omit things essential, and invert times and actions, to place every thing in the most affecting light. Isaac Watts.

    Yes, every poet is a fool;
    By demonstration Ned can show it:
    Happy, could Ned's inverted rule
    Prove every fool to be a poet. Matthew Prior.

    Solyman charged him bitterly with inverting his treasures to his own private use, and having secret intelligence with his enemies. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

ChatGPT

  1. invert

    Invert generally refers to the act of reversing, flipping, or changing the position, order, or relationship of something to its opposite. This could apply to various contexts such as mathematics, music, photography, and more. It involves altering the current state or appearance of something to achieve its reciprocal or reverse form.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Invertverb

    to turn over; to put upside down; to upset; to place in a contrary order or direction; to reverse; as, to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc

  2. Invertverb

    to change the position of; -- said of tones which form a chord, or parts which compose harmony

  3. Invertverb

    to divert; to convert to a wrong use

  4. Invertverb

    to convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or subject to, inversion. See Inversion, n., 10

  5. Invertverb

    to undergo inversion, as sugar

  6. Invertadjective

    subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted; as, invert sugar

  7. Invertnoun

    an inverted arch

  8. Etymology: [L. invertere, inversum; pref. in- in + vertere to turn. See Verse.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Invert

    in-vėrt′, v.t. to turn in or about: to turn upside down: to reverse: to change the customary order or position.—n. (archit.) an inverted arch or vault, as the floor of a sewer, &c.—adj. Inver′ted, turned upside down: reversed: (geol.) denoting strata that appear to have been reversed or folded back by upheaval.—adv. Inver′tedly, in an inverted or contrary manner.—Inverted arch, an arch with its curve turned downwards, as in a sewer. [L. invertĕre, inversumin, in, vertĕre, to turn.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Invert in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Invert in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Invert in a Sentence

  1. Michael Every:

    The U.S. yield curve continues to invert, this is not a healthy sign, as bond-market watchers should know and equity-market obsessives should rapidly learn.

  2. Barry Sternlicht:

    The market is going to invert. I think we should be prepared for it.

  3. Democratic Senator Richard Durbin:

    When corporations choose to invert and don't pay their fair share of taxes, they leave the rest of us to pick up the tab. That isn't right.

  4. Jennifer Nuzzo:

    The studies have consistently shown that advanced age and underlying health conditions are highly associated with severe illness and death, so I don't expect the ratios to change precipitously or invert, if there are more cases in the community every time that one old person has to go and get to the grocery store, there still is an opportunity.

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