inverzija
1. inverzija, obrat, preobrat
the reversal of the normal order of words [obraten vrstni red besed]
2. inverzija, temperaturni obrat
the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer [sloj zraka blizu zemlje je hladnejši od sloja zraka nad njim]
3. inverzija
a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa [kemijski proces, pri katerem se spremeni smer optične vrtilne ravni snovi iz desno- na levo-vrtilno ali obratno]
4. inverzija
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) [nenormalno stanje, v katerem se organ obrne navznoter ali navzven (npr. ko se zgornji del maternice po porodu potegne v maternični kanal)]
5. inverzija
(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa [(kontrapunkt) variacija melodije ali dela, v kateri so naraščajoči intervali zamenjani z padajočimi in obratno]
6. inverzija, preobrat
the act of turning inside out [dejanje obračanja na glavo]
7. inverzija
a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex [izraz, ki se je nekdaj uporabljal za prevzem spolne vloge nasprotnega spola]
8. inverzija
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed [vrsta mutacije v genetiki, pri kateri se vrstni red genov v določenem delu kromosoma obrne]