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    inverted
    /ɪnˈvəːtɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. placed or lying upside down or in the opposite position, order, or arrangement from usual: "press into an inverted U shape"
    • 2. (of a chord or interval) altered by the transposition of a note or notes into a higher (or lower) octave: "an inverted fifth chord"

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  2. Inverted means changed from the normal position by being turned upside down or being arranged in the opposite order. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples and translations.

    • Inverted Commas

      INVERTED COMMAS definition: 1. the symbols “ ” or ‘ ’ that...

    • English

      to turn something upside down or change the order of two...

  3. Learn the meaning of invert as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Find out how to use invert in mathematics, biology, grammar, and more.

  4. Invert means to turn something upside down or change the order of two things. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

  5. verb (used with object) to turn upside down. to reverse in position, order, direction, or relationship. to turn or change to the opposite or contrary, as in nature, bearing, or effect: to invert a process. to turn inward or back upon itself. to turn inside out.

  6. in·vert. (ĭn-vûrt′) v. in·vert·ed, in·vert·ing, in·verts. v.tr. 1. To turn inside out or upside down: invert an hourglass. 2. To reverse the position, order, or condition of: invert the subject and predicate of a sentence. See Synonyms at reverse.

  7. If something is inverted, it's upside-down, like an inverted angel food cake that you flipped over so it could cool on the counter after baking. Do a handstand and you have an inverted body, with your head down and your feet up in the air.

  8. Invert means to turn something upside down or back to front, or to change something to its opposite. Learn more about the word forms, meanings, and usage of invert with Collins English Dictionary.