DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
invert
Search for:
Mini search box
 
English Dictionary: Invert by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Invert
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
invert
v
  1. make an inversion (in a musical composition); "here the theme is inverted"
  2. reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"
    Synonym(s): invert, reverse
  3. turn inside out or upside down
    Synonym(s): turn back, invert, reverse
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Invert \In*vert"\, v. i. (Chem.)
      To undergo inversion, as sugar.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Invert \In"vert\, a. (Chem.)
      Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted;
      as, invert sugar.
  
      {Invert sugar} (Chem.), a variety of sugar, consisting of a
            mixture of dextrose and levulose, found naturally in
            fruits, and produced artificially by the inversion of cane
            sugar (sucrose); also, less properly, the grape sugar or
            dextrose obtained from starch. See {Inversion},
            {Dextrose}, {Levulose}, and {Sugar}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Invert \In"vert\, n. (Masonry)
      An inverted arch.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Invert \In*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inverted}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Inverting}.] [L. invertere, inversum; pref. in- in +
      vertere to turn. See {Verse}.]
      1. To turn over; to put upside down; to upset; to place in a
            contrary order or direction; to reverse; as, to invert a
            cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc.
  
                     That doth invert the attest of eyes and ears, As if
                     these organs had deceptious functions. --Shak.
  
                     Such reasoning falls like an inverted cone, Wanting
                     its proper base to stand upon.            --Cowper.
  
      2. (Mus.) To change the position of; -- said of tones which
            form a chord, or parts which compose harmony.
  
      3. To divert; to convert to a wrong use. [Obs.] --Knolles.
  
      4. (Chem.) To convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or
            subject to, inversion. See {Inversion}, n., 10.
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
Your feedback:
Ad partners