invertible

Definition of Invertible in English :

see synonyms of invertible

Adjective

1. invertible

having an additive or multiplicative inverse

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Invertible

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verb (ɪnˈvɜːt )

1.

to turn or cause to turn upside down or inside out

2. (transitive)

to reverse in effect, sequence, direction, etc

3. (transitive) phonetics

a.

to turn (the tip of the tongue) up and back

b.

to pronounce (a speech sound) by retroflexion

4. logic

to form the inverse of a categorial proposition

noun (ˈɪnvɜːt )

5. psychiatry

a.

a person who adopts the role of the opposite sex

b. an old-fashioned word for homosexual

6. architecture

a.

the lower inner surface of a drain, sewer, etc

Compare soffit (sense 2)

b.

an arch that is concave upwards, esp one used in foundations

Invertible

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verb transitive

1.

to turn upside down

2.

to change to the direct opposite; reverse the order, position, direction, etc. of

3.

to subject to inversion (in various senses)

4. Ancient Mathematics

to divide 1 by (a given quantity)

adjective

5. Chemistry

inverted

invert sugar

noun

6.

an inverted person or thing

7. Psychiatry

homosexual

now seldom used

Invertible

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v. in·vert·ed, in·vert·ing, in·verts

v. tr.

1. To turn inside out or upside down: invert an hourglass.

2. To reverse the position, order, or condition of: invert the subject and predicate of a sentence. See Synonyms at reverse.

3. To subject to inversion.

v. intr.

To be subjected to inversion.

n. (ĭnvûrt′)

1. Something inverted.

2. Psychology In early psychology, a person who displays behavior or attitudes considered typical of the opposite sex, including sexual attraction to members of one's own sex. No longer in scientific use.

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