ALL meanings of inversion
in·ver·sion
I i - noun inversion the process of using an opposite rule or method 0
- noun inversion an interchange of the terms of a ratio 0
- noun inversion an atmospheric condition in which the normal properties of layers of air are reversed; esp., a temperature reversal in which a layer of warm air traps cooler air near the surface of the earth, preventing the normal rising of surface air 0
- noun inversion the reversal of the position of the tones in an interval or chord, as by raising the lower tone by an octave, etc. 0
- noun inversion the recurrence of a theme, fugue subject, motive, or figure in identical intervals and note values, but consistently in the opposite direction 0
- noun inversion a position of the tongue in which the tip is turned upward and backward 0