Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - invert
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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. Phrases and idioms inverted 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. Derivatives inverter n. invertible adj. invertibility n. Etymology: L invertere invers- (as IN-(2), vertere turn)
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I. transitive verb see: worth Date: 1533 1. to reverse in position, order, or relationship, to subject to inversion, 2. to turn inside out or upside down, to turn inward, to find the mathematical reciprocal of , see: reverse II. noun Date: 1838 one characterized by inversion ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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