ɪnˈvə:ʃən n. 1
the act of
turning upside down or
inside out. 2 the reversal of a
normal order,
position, or
relation. 3 the reversal of the order of words,
for rhetorical effect. 4 the reversal of the normal
variation of
air temperature with altitude. 5 the process or
result of inverting. 6 the reversal of
direction of
rotation of a plane of polarized
light. 7 homosexuality. øøinversive adj. [L inversio (as INVERT)]