̘. ̈n.ˈɪnvə:t v. & n. --v.tr. 1
turn upside down. 2
reverse the position,
order, or
relation of. 3 Mus.
change the
relative position of the notes of (a chord or interval) by placing the lowest
note higher, usu. by an
octave. 4
subject to
inversion. --n. 1 a
homosexual. 2 an inverted arch, as at the
bottom of a
sewer. øinverted
comma =
quotation mark. inverted
snob a
person who likes or takes
pride in
what a snob might be expected to
disapprove of. invert
sugar a
mixture of
dextrose and laevulose. øøinverter n. invertible adj. invertibility n. [L invertere invers(as
IN-(2), vertere turn)]