inversion meaning
EN
[-ɜː(ɹ)ʒən] WInversion
- Inversion or inversions may refer to:
FR inversion 
- NounPLinversionsSUF-ion
- the action of inverting.
- being upside down, in an inverted state.
- being in a reverse sequence, in an inverted state.
- (music).
- (genetics) a segment of DNA in the context of a chromosome that is reversed in orientation relative to a reference karyotype or genome.
- (weather) 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.
- (grammar) 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.
- (with an auxiliary verb) Inversion takes place in the sentence 'Is she here?' — 'is', the predicate, is before 'she', the subject.
- (for the purpose of emphasis) Inversion takes place in the sentence 'Never have I done that.' — 'have', the predicate, is before 'I', the subject, due to 'never' being the first word of the sentence.
- (algebra) An operation on a group analogous to negation.
- (psychology, obsolete) an outdated term for homosexuality, particularly popular in early psychoanalysis.
- the action of inverting.
Definition of inversion in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Nouns
- fr inversion
- en inversions
- fr inversions
- en inversional
- en inversionless
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "inversion" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.