Bible Dictionaries
Invert

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Prev Entry
Inversion

Next Entry
Invertase

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Dictionaries
Webster Dictionary
• Inverting
• Invertible
• Inverted
•   (only first 3 shown)

(1):

(v. t.) To change the position of; - said of tones which form a chord, or parts which compose harmony.

(2):

(v. t.) To convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or subject to, inversion. See Inversion, n., 10.

(3):

(a.) Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted; as, invert sugar.

(4):

(v. i.) To undergo inversion, as sugar.

(5):

(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.

(6):

(n.) An inverted arch.

(7):

(v. t.) To divert; to convert to a wrong use.