anatropous, inverted
(adjective) (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk
inverted, upside-down
(adjective) being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed; “a quotation mark is sometimes called an inverted comma”; “an upside-down cake”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
inverted
Having the order or direction changed, for example turned upside down, reversed or in any other way opposite or contrary.
(dated) homosexual
(music) (of a chord) Having the lowest note transposed an octave higher
(chemistry) (of sugar) Having its polarization changed by hydrolysis; see invert sugar
inverted
simple past tense and past participle of invert
Source: Wiktionary
In*vert"ed, a.
1. Changed to a contrary or counterchanged order; reversed; characterized by inversion.
2. (Geol.)
Definition: Situated apparently in reverse order, as strata when folded back upon themselves by upheaval. Inverted arch (Arch.), an arch placed with crown downward; -- much used in foundations.
In*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Inverting.] Etym: [L. invertere, inversum; pref. in- in + vertere to turn. See Verse.]
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. That doth invert the attest of eyes and ears, As if these organs had deceptious functions. Shak. Such reasoning falls like an inverted cone, Wanting its proper base to stand upon. Cowper.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: To change the position of; -- said of tones which form a chord, or parts which compose harmony.
3. To divert; to convert to a wrong use. [Obs.] Knolles.
4. (Chem.)
Definition: To convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or subject to, inversion. See Inversion, n., 10.
In*vert", v. i. (Chem.)
Definition: To undergo inversion, as sugar.
In"vert, a. (Chem.)
Definition: Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted; as, invert sugar. Invert sugar (Chem.), a variety of sugar, consisting of a mixture of dextrose and levulose, found naturally in fruits, and produced artificially by the inversion of cane sugar (sucrose); also, less properly, the grape sugar or dextrose obtained from starch. See Inversion, Dextrose, Levulose, and Sugar.
In"vert, n. (Masonry)
Definition: An inverted arch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
