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Detailed Translations for inversion from English to Dutch

inversion:

inversion [the ~] nom

  1. the inversion
  2. the inversion (rotation; turn)
    de omdraaiing; de wending; de draai

Translation Matrix for inversion:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
draai inversion; rotation; turn bend; camber; coil; curvature; curve; joint; kink; loop; looping; perversion; slip knot; spiral; tag; torsion; turn; twist; twisting
inversie inversion
omdraaiing inversion; rotation; turn
omkering van de woordvolgorde inversion
wending inversion; rotation; turn alteration; altering; change; change of form; changing; conversion; crisis; emergency situation; reformation; remodelling; state of emergency; swerve; transformation; transposition; turn; turning-point
- anastrophe; eversion; everting; sexual inversion; upending

Synonyms for "inversion":


Related Definitions for "inversion":

  1. the act of turning inside out1
  2. turning upside down; setting on end1
  3. a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex1
  4. (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa1
  5. the reversal of the normal order of words1
  6. (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed1
  7. the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer1
  8. a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa1
  9. abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)1