inversion

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɪnˈvɚ.ʒən/

Noun

countable uncountable obsolete

The action of inverting. / Being in an inverted state; being upside down or in a reverse sequence. / (music) The reversal of an interval; the move of one pitch in an interval up or down an octave.

Japanese Meaning

物事を逆さまにする行為、またはその状態。 / 物の順序や状態が反対になっている状態。 / （音楽）音程や和音の転回、つまり音の位置を変更して別の位置に移すこと。

What is this buttons?

The inversion of the painting revealed a hidden signature on the canvas.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その絵を反転させることで、キャンバスに隠された署名が現れた。

Details

Sense（1）

The action of inverting.

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Being in an inverted state; being upside down or in a reverse sequence.

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

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

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(meteorology) A situation where air temperature increases with altitude (the ground being colder than the surrounding air).

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(grammar) Deviation from standard word order by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs and in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis.