"inverted" in the verb sense

1. invert

make an inversion (in a musical composition

"here the theme is inverted"

2. invert, reverse

reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of

"when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"

3. turn back, invert, reverse

turn inside out or upside down

"inverted" in the adjective sense

1. inverted, upside-down

being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed

"a quotation mark is sometimes called an inverted comma"

"an upside-down cake"

2. anatropous, inverted

of a plant ovule) completely inverted turned back 180 degrees on its stalk

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