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inverting
換向
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inverting
反向
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In·vert
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Inverted
;
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Inverting
.]
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.
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
.]
4.
Chem.
To
convert
;
to
reverse
;
to
decompose
by
,
or
subject
to
,
inversion
.
See
Inversion
,
n.
, 10.
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