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Invert \In*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inverted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Inverting}.] [L. invertere, inversum; pref. in- in
vertere to turn. See {Verse}.]
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1. 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.
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That doth invert the attest of eyes and ears,
As if these organs had deceptious functions. --Shak.
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Such reasoning falls like an inverted cone,
Wanting its proper base to stand upon. --Cowper.
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2. (Mus.) To change the position of; -- said of tones which
form a chord, or parts which compose harmony.
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3. To divert; to convert to a wrong use. [Obs.] --Knolles.
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4. (Chem.) To convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or
subject to, inversion. See {Inversion}, n., 10.
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Inverted \In*vert"ed\, a.
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1. Changed to a contrary or counterchanged order; reversed;
characterized by inversion.
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2. (Geol.) Situated apparently in reverse order, as strata
when folded back upon themselves by upheaval.
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{Inverted arch} (Arch.), an arch placed with crown downward;
-- much used in foundations.
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