adjective
1.
a. : turned upside down or inside out
inverted rock strata
inverted lumen of the intestine
the blood rushed to his head as he zoomed across the field in inverted flight
b. : inverted in relation to the rest of a stamp — used of parts of a stamp or stamp design
inverted center
c. heraldry : having the tip pointing down — used of a wing
an eagle, wings expanded and inverted
d. : retroflex
2. : reversed in position, order, or relationship : contrary to an established pattern
inverted spellings
inverted seasons of the southern hemisphere
much inverted snobbery in the idealization of the English working class — Roy Lewis & Angus Maude
specifically : based on or characterized by musical inversion
inverted melody
3. : transformed by inversion
4. : homosexual
• in·vert·ed·ly adverb