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inverted
in·vert I0214800 (ĭn-vûrt′)v. in·vert·ed, in·vert·ing, in·verts v.tr.1. To turn inside out or upside down: invert an hourglass.2. To reverse the position, order, or condition of: invert the subject and predicate of a sentence. See Synonyms at reverse.3. To subject to inversion.v.intr. To be subjected to inversion.n. (ĭn′vûrt′)1. Something inverted.2. Psychology a. One who takes on the gender role of the opposite sex.b. In the theory of Sigmund Freud, a homosexual person. No longer in scientific use. [Latin invertere : in-, in; see in-2 + vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.] in·vert′i·ble adj.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | inverted - being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed; "a quotation mark is sometimes called an inverted comma"; "an upside-down cake"upside-downturned - moved around an axis or center | | 2. | inverted - (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalkanatropousplant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
invertedadjectiveTurned over completely:capsized, overturned, upset, upside-down, upturned.Translationsinverted
inverted[in′vərd·əd] (geology) overturned inverted
inverted adjective Referring to a foot, or part thereof, which is tilted in the frontal plane, so the plantar surface faces toward the midline of the body and away from the transverse plane, or another specified reference pointAcronymsSeeINVinverted Related to inverted: Inverted microscope, inverted papillomaSynonyms for invertedadj turned over completelySynonyms- capsized
- overturned
- upset
- upside-down
- upturned
Synonyms for invertedadj being in such a position that top and bottom are reversedSynonymsRelated Wordsadj (of a plant ovule) completely invertedSynonymsRelated Words |