Engelsk navneord: inversion |
1. | inversion (om fænomen) the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | atmospheric phenomenon |
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2. | inversion (om tilstand) 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) |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | abnormalcy, abnormality |
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3. | inversion (om proces) a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | chemical action, chemical change, chemical process |
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4. | inversion (om begivenhed) (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation |
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| Overordnet emneområde | genetic science, genetics |
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5. | inversion (om kommunikation) the reversal of the normal order of words |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | anastrophe |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | rhetorical device |
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6. | inversion (om kommunikation) (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | variation |
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| Overordnet emneområde | counterpoint |
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7. | inversion (om handling) a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | sexual inversion |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | gayness, homoeroticism, homosexualism, homosexuality, queerness |
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8. | inversion (om handling) turning upside down; setting on end |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | upending |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | motility, motion, move, movement |
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| Mere specifikke termer | overturn, turnover, upset |
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9. | inversion (om handling) the act of turning inside out |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | eversion, everting |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | motility, motion, move, movement |
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