[{"word":"inversion","phonetic":"/ɪnˈvɜːʃən/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ɪnˈvɜːʃən/","audio":""},{"text":"/ɪnˈvɝʒən/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The action of inverting.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Being upside down, in an inverted state.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Being in a reverse sequence, in an inverted state.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The move of one pitch in an interval up or down an octave.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The reversal of an interval.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The reversal of the pitch contour.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The reversal of a pitch class succession, such as a contrapuntal line or melody.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The subtraction of pitch classes in a set from twelve, which maps intervals onto their complements with respect to 0, and preserves interval classes, symbolized IX (X being the transposition that is inverted.).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A segment of DNA in the context of a chromosome that is reversed in orientation relative to a reference karyotype or genome","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An increase of air temperature with increase in altitude (the ground being colder than the surrounding air). When an inversion exists, there are no convection currents and wind speeds are below 5 knots. The atmosphere is stable and normally is considered the most favorable state for ground release of chemical agents.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(grammar) Deviation from standard word order by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs and in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Inversion takes place in the sentence 'Is she here?' — 'is', the predicate, is before 'she', the subject."},{"definition":"An operation on a group, analogous to negation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Homosexuality, particularly in early psychoanalysis.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inversion"]}]