1. the action of inverting something or the state of being inverted
2. a reversal of the normal order of words
Usage: grammar
3. a weather condition in which warm air lies above cool air
Usage: meteorology

Examples

• The inversion of the image made it difficult to read.
• She performed a graceful inversion on the gymnastics bar.
• The poem uses inversion for dramatic effect: ‘Never have I seen such beauty.’
• A temperature inversion trapped the smog in the valley.
• The inversion of the matrix was required to solve the equation.
• The artist’s inversion of traditional colors created a striking effect.
• Weather forecasters warned of an inversion that would worsen air quality.