Complete Definition of "invert"

English

Pronunciation
American SAMPA|[Inv3`t]
audio|en-us-invert.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)t|-��(r)t

Verb
en-verb

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

Translations
trans-top|turn upside down or inside out
Finnish: kääntää (ylösalaisin)
trans-mid
French: invertir
trans-bottom

Derived terms
inversion

Noun
en-noun

  1. archaic A homosexual man.
  2. context|architecture An upside-down arch (as in a sewer.)

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