invert

noun

  1. 1

    A homosexual.

  2. 2

    An inverted arch (as in a sewer). *

  3. 3

    The base of a tunnel on which the road or railway may be laid and used when construction is through unstable ground. It may be flat or form a continuous curve with the tunnel arch.

  4. 4

    The lowest point inside a pipe at a certain point.

  5. 5

    An elevation of a pipe at a certain point along the pipe.

  6. 6

    A skateboarding trick where the skater grabs the board and plants a hand on the coping so as to balance upside-down on the lip of a ramp.

  7. 7

    Invertebrate

verb

  1. 1

    To turn (something) upside down or inside out; to place in a contrary order or direction.

    to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc.
  2. 2

    To move (the root note of a chord) up or down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.

  3. 3

    To undergo inversion, as sugar.

  4. 4

    To divert; to convert to a wrong use.

  5. 5

    To turn (the foot) inwards.

adjective

  1. 1

    Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted.

    invert sugar

Translate “invert” to another language

Click any language to open the translator with this word already filled in.

Invert Definition & Meaning | TranslatePulse