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Inverting

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

📖 Definitions of "Inverting"

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.

noun
  1. 1

    The act of something being inverted; an inversion.

adjective
  1. 1

    That inverts.

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