A reversal in the usual direction of a process, as in the change of density of water at 4В° C.
(Source: PITT)
the reversal of the normal order of words
the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
the act of turning inside out
turning upside down
turning upside down; setting on end
a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex
(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ll ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
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)
(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
