Inversion
Part of speech: noun
Definition: the action of inverting being upside down, in an inverted state being in a reverse sequence, in an inverted state The move of one pitch in an interval up or down an octave. The reversal of an interval. The reversal of the pitch contour. The reversal of a pitch class succession, such as a contrapuntal line or melody. The subtraction of pitch classes in a set from twelve, which maps intervals onto their complements with respect to 0, and preserves interval classes, symbolized IX (X being the transposition that is inverted.). a segment of DNA in the context of a chromosome that is reversed in orientation relative to a reference karyotype or genome An increase of air temperature with increase in altitude (the ground being colder than the surrounding air). When an inversion exists, there are no convection currents and wind speeds are below 5 knots. The atmosphere is stable and normally is considered the most favorable state for ground release of chemical agents. 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. an outdated term for homosexuality, particularly popular in early psychoanalysis
Example sentence: In an interesting inversion of status, the reigning breed in the dog park these days is the really-oddball-unidentifiable-mixed-breed-mutt-found-wandering-the-street or its equivalent. The stranger the mutt the better; the more peculiar the circumstance of it coming into your life, the better.
Everting
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards.