inversion

CEFRB2

/ɪnˈvɚ.ʒən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A change that puts something into the opposite position or order.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The act of being in an inverted state; being upside down, inside out, or in a reverse sequence.

Examples

  • The linguistic rule requires a simple subject-verb inversion.

  • Inversion of the sentence changed meaning.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The reversal of an interval; the move of one pitch in an interval up or down an octave.

  2. The action of inverting.

  3. The position of a chord which has a note other than the root as its bass note.

More examples

In context

  • The weather inversion caused fog.

  • We can seldom, therefore, congratulate ourselves on the success of any "cure" of inversion.

  • Question formation involves the phenomenon commonly known as subject-auxiliary inversion, a change in word order in which the auxiliary moves in front of the subject.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Latin inversiōnem.