Invert — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make an inversion (in a musical composition)

reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnvˈɜːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnvˈɜːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnvˈɜːt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪnvˈɜːt/.

Examples

here the theme is inverted
when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reverse turn back

Parts of Speech

verb	make an inversion (in a musical composition) “here the theme is inverted”
verb	reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of “when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb”
verb	turn inside out or upside down

Word Forms

inversion	noun	the act of turning inside out
inverter	noun	an electrical converter that converts direct current into alternating current
reversible	adjective	capable of being reversed or used with either side out
reverse	noun	turning in the opposite direction
reversal	noun	turning in an opposite direction or position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

umkehren

eine Umkehrung vornehmen (in einer Musikkomposition)

🇫🇷French

inverser

faire une inversion (dans une composition musicale)

🇪🇸Spanish

invertir

hacer una inversión (en una composición musical)

🇮🇹Italian

invertire

fare un'inversione (in una composizione musicale)

🇳🇱Dutch

omkeren

een omkering maken (in een muziekcompositie)

🇵🇹Portuguese

invertido

fazer uma inversão (em uma composição musical)

🇷🇺Russian

инвертировать

сделать инверсию (в музыкальном произведении)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

औंधाना

उलटा बनाओ (एक संगीत रचना में)

🇧🇩Bengali

উল্টানো

একটি বিপরীত করা (একটি সঙ্গীত রচনায়)

🇮🇳Tamil

தலைகீழாக

ஒரு தலைகீழ் உருவாக்கம் (ஒரு இசை அமைப்பில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

విలోమం

విలోమం చేయండి (సంగీత కూర్పులో)

🇮🇳Marathi

उलटा

उलट करा (संगीत रचना मध्ये)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઊંધું

વ્યુત્ક્રમ બનાવો (સંગીતની રચનામાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಲೆಕೆಳಗು

ವಿಲೋಮವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ (ಸಂಗೀತ ಸಂಯೋಜನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിപരീതമാക്കുക

ഒരു വിപരീതം ഉണ്ടാക്കുക (സംഗീത രചനയിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਲਟਾ

ਇੱਕ ਉਲਟ ਬਣਾਓ (ਇੱਕ ਸੰਗੀਤਕ ਰਚਨਾ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

الٹا

الٹا بنائیں (میوزیکل کمپوزیشن میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

倒置

（在音乐作品中）进行转位

🇯🇵Japanese

反転する

（楽曲内で）反転をする

🇰🇷Korean

거꾸로 하다

(음악 작곡에서) 반전을 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đảo ngược

đảo ngược (trong một bản nhạc)

🇹🇭Thai

พลิกกลับ

ทำการผกผัน (ในการประพันธ์ดนตรี)

🇮🇩Indonesian

membalikkan

membuat inversi (dalam komposisi musik)

🇵🇭Filipino

baligtarin

gumawa ng inversion (sa isang musikal na komposisyon)

🇲🇾Malay

songsang

membuat penyongsangan (dalam gubahan muzik)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عكس

إجراء انعكاس (في مقطوعة موسيقية)

🇮🇷Persian

معکوس کردن

وارونگی (در یک آهنگسازی)

🇹🇷Turkish

ters çevirmek

ters çevirmek (müzikal bir kompozisyonda)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַהֲפוֹך

לעשות היפוך (בחיבור מוזיקלי)

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The primary meaning of 'invert' is 'make an inversion (in a musical composition)'.

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'invert' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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