invert

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Related terms 1.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (verb):
  • (UK) IPA: /ɪnˈvɜːt/, SAMPA: /In"v3:t/
  • (US) enPR: ĭn-vərtʹ, IPA: /ɪnˈvɝt/, SAMPA: /In"v3`t/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(r)t
• (noun):
  • (UK) IPA: /ˈɪnvɜːt/, SAMPA: /"Inv3:t/
  • (US) enPR: ĭnʹvərt, IPA: /ˈɪnvɝt/, SAMPA: /"Inv3`t/
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[edit] Verb

to invert (third-person singular simple present inverts, present participle inverting, simple past and past participle inverted)

1. (transitive) To turn (something) upside down or inside out.
2. (transitive, music) To move (the root note of a chord) up or down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.

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[edit] Derived terms

• inverted
• invert sugar

[edit] Related terms

• inversion

[edit] Noun

invert (plural inverts)

1. (archaic) A homosexual man.
2. (architecture) An inverted arch (as in a sewer).
3. (civil engineering) The lowest point inside a pipe at a certain point.
4. (civil engineering) An elevation of a pipe at a certain point along the pipe.