Definition of invert Invert

/ɪnvɚˈt/ - [invert] - in•vert

We found 22 definitions of invert from 6 different sources.

What does invert mean?

Verb inverts, inverting, inverted
invert - make an inversion (in a musical composition); "here the theme is inverted"
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
invert - reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"
		reverse
		reorder assign a new order to
invert - turn inside out or upside down
		turn back, reverse
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

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invert (Noun)
A homosexual man.
invert (Noun)
An inverted arch as in a sewer.
invert (Noun)
The base of a tunnel on which the road or railway may be laid and used when construction is through unstable ground. It may be flat or form a continuous curve with the tunnel arch. invert in'‑vert The floor or bottom of the internal cross section of a closed conduit, such as an aqueduct, tunnel, or drain - The term originally referred to the inverted arch used to form the bottom of a masonry‑lined sewer or tunnel Jackson, 1997 Wilson, W. E. , Moore, J. E. , 2003 Glossary of Hydrology, Berlin: Springer.
invert (Noun)
The lowest point inside a pipe at a certain point.
invert (Noun)
An elevation of a pipe at a certain point along the pipe.
invert (Verb)
To turn something upside down or inside out .
invert (Verb)
To move the root note of a chord up or down an octave, resulting in a change in pitch.
invert (Verb)
To undergo inversion, as sugar.
invert (Adjective)
Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted.

invert (v. t.)
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.
invert (v. t.)
To change the position of; -- said of tones which form a chord, or parts which compose harmony.
invert (v. t.)
To divert; to convert to a wrong use.
invert (v. t.)
To convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or subject to, inversion. See Inversion, n., 10.
invert (v. i.)
To undergo inversion, as sugar.
invert (a.)
Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted; as, invert sugar.
invert (n.)
An inverted arch.

invert
To rotate [a container] so that its opening be below; to turn upside down.

invert
in-vėrt′, v.t. to turn in or about: to turn upside down: to reverse: to change the customary order or position.—n. (archit.) an inverted arch or vault, as the floor of a sewer, &c.—adj. Inver′ted, turned upside down: reversed: (geol.) denoting strata that appear to have been reversed or folded back by upheaval.—adv. Inver′tedly, in an inverted or contrary manner.—Inverted arch, an arch with its curve turned downwards, as in a sewer. [L. invertĕre, inversum—in, in, vertĕre, to turn.]