INVERT


Meaning of INVERT in English

noun an inverted arch.

2. invert ·vi to undergo inversion, as sugar.

3. invert ·vt to divert; to convert to a wrong use.

4. invert ·adj subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted; as, invert sugar.

5. invert ·vt to change the position of;

— said of tones which form a chord, or parts which compose harmony.

6. invert ·vt to convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or subject to, inversion. ·see inversion, ·noun, 10.

7. invert ·vt 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.

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