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inversion
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural inversions
plural inversions
Learner's definition of INVERSION
1
formal : a change in the position, order, or relationship of things so that they are the opposite of what they had been倒置；反向；颠倒
[count]
- an inversion of the roles of parent and child父母与子女角色的颠倒
[noncount]
- Inversion of the two words changes the meaning of the sentence.两个单词位置的互换改变了句子的意思。
2
[count, noncount] weather : a condition in which air close to the ground is cooler than the air above it逆温，气温逆增（接近地面的气温比上层气温低的气象现象）
- (a) temperature inversion逆温（现象）
inversion
noun
in·ver·sion in-ˈvər-zhən 
-shən
plural inversions
1
: a reversal of position, order, form, or relationship: such as
a(1)
: a change in normal word order
especially : the placement of a verb before its subject
(2)
: the process or result of changing or reversing the relative positions of the notes of a musical interval, chord, or phrase
b
: the condition of being turned inward or inside out
c
: a breaking off of a chromosome section and its subsequent reattachment in inverted position
also : a chromosomal section that has undergone this process
3
a
: a change in the order of the terms of a mathematical proportion effected by inverting each ratio
b
: the operation of forming the inverse of a magnitude, a function, an operation, or an element
4
a
: the conversion of dextrorotatory sucrose into a levorotatory mixture of glucose and fructose
b
: a change from one stereochemical figuration at a chiral center in a usually organic molecule to the opposite configuration that is brought about by a reaction in which a substitution of one group is made for a different group
6
: a corporate reorganization in which a U.S. corporation merges with or acquires a foreign corporation and restructures the U.S. corporation as a subsidiary of the newly created multinational company for the purpose of establishing a domicile in a foreign country and taking advantage of the country's corporate tax structure
U.S. businesses are buying foreign companies in countries with lower tax rates so they can switch their legal home and cut their tax bills. The process, known as inversion, is the hottest trend in mergers and acquisitions, driving some of the biggest takeovers this year.
Tom Fairless and Shayndi Raice
Tom Fairless and Shayndi Raice
Example Sentences
an inversion of the roles of parent and child Inversion of the two words changes the meaning of the sentence.
Recent Examples on the Web Yield curve inversion has been a strong predictor recession is coming, Fed research shows. Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 8 July 2022 Munger argues for using inversion for difficult questions. Bill Stone, Forbes, 1 May 2022 The good news is that a winter storm is expected to break up the inversion next week. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Jan. 2022 The conversion and inversion is controlled by circuitry which acts like a filter, flattens surges, and provides cleaner, more stable power. Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 1 Sep. 2022 But when Lake Powell’s level plummeted last year after a near-record-low runoff, Kish saw there was an opportunity to carry on an inversion of Nichols’ project. Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022 The trope is well known; however, the inversion opened the floor for people to take a jab at the dynamic or to joke about a meme format that has already gone stale. María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 The inversion on the one-year and 10-year note earlier this week hit its deepest point since 2008, according to financial-services firm Tradeweb. Paul Vigna, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Model Inversion: Each piece of training data influences the model during training, so model inversion attacks are looking for ways to extract training data back out. Stephanie Domas, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 See More
Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 8 July 2022 Munger argues for using inversion for difficult questions. Bill Stone, Forbes, 1 May 2022 The good news is that a winter storm is expected to break up the inversion next week. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Jan. 2022 The conversion and inversion is controlled by circuitry which acts like a filter, flattens surges, and provides cleaner, more stable power. Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 1 Sep. 2022 But when Lake Powell’s level plummeted last year after a near-record-low runoff, Kish saw there was an opportunity to carry on an inversion of Nichols’ project. Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Aug. 2022 The trope is well known; however, the inversion opened the floor for people to take a jab at the dynamic or to joke about a meme format that has already gone stale. María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 The inversion on the one-year and 10-year note earlier this week hit its deepest point since 2008, according to financial-services firm Tradeweb. Paul Vigna, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Model Inversion: Each piece of training data influences the model during training, so model inversion attacks are looking for ways to extract training data back out. Stephanie Domas, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of inversion was in 1546 Phrases Containing inversion
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