invert
invert definition
in·vert (in vʉrt′; for adj. & n., in′vʉrt′)
transitive verb
- to turn upside down
- to change to the direct opposite; reverse the order, position, direction, etc. of
- to subject to inversion (in various senses)
- Math. to divide 1 by (a given quantity)
Etymology: L invertere < in-, in, to, toward + vertere, to turn: see verse
adjective
Chem. inverted invert sugar
noun
- an inverted person or thing
- Psychiatry homosexual: now seldom used
Related Forms:
- invertible in·vert′·ible adjective
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