英语词汇“invert”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	invert
释义	in·vert I. \ə̇nˈvər]t, -və̄], -vəi], usu ]d.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin invertere, from in- in- (II) + vertere to turn — more at worth *transitive verb* 1. a. : to turn inside out or upside down < the magician inverts the bag to show it is empty > < the gardener inverts a bell jar over his rose cutting > specifically : to print (a part of a stamp or an overprint) upside down b. : to turn inward < when a foot is inverted its forepart tends to approach the midline of the body — Journal American Medical Association > 2. : to reverse in position, order, or relationship < both poems invert the original affective situation, turning despair into success — Malcolm Brown > < in singing the second half of “Ten Little Indians” you invert the numbers > < the generality concerning molecular weight may not be inverted, for it is not true that salts with light molecules are invariably salty tasting — F.A.Geldard > specifically : to subject (a melody) to inversion 3. a. : to subject (as sucrose) to inversion b. : to change (a crystalline compound) from one polymorphous form to another *intransitive verb* : to undergo inversion < sucrose inverts > < the quartz starts to invert to cristobalite — F.H.Norton > II. \ˈinˌv-\ noun (-s) : one that is characterized by inversion: as a. : inverted arch b. : the lowest point in the internal cross section of an artificial channel c. : a stamp having an overprint or some portion of its design inverted d. : homosexual III. adjective : subjected to chemical inversion : inverted 3 < invert sugar > IV. abbreviation invertebrate
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