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inversion

[in-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / ɪnˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /
NOUN
transposition
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Kris’ breakout movie was a high-concept inversion of “Psycho” told through the shower curtain’s POV.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

In the wake of the 1994 genocide, Alison Des Forges, then a senior adviser to Human Rights Watch, pointed to genocide inversion as a central means of justifying the genocide against the Tutsis.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Think of it more as an inversion, with a bottom-up view of its heroine Emma Harte’s life viewed through parallel timelines.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

To investigate the discrepancy, the team used a technique called inversion, which works backward from observed tsunami behavior to estimate the characteristics of the earthquake that generated it.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

The inversion of a major interval is minor, and of a minor interval is major.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift is unique in that it is a 72 mph ride with vehicles created to rotate 360 degrees through multiple inversions.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Pollution spikes are common in the city, especially during thermal inversions when a layer of warm air sits above a layer of cold air, trapping smog over the city.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

The most consequential of those inversions involves attitudes toward courts and judges.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2025

In particular, they looked at studies of Jupiter and Saturn, which both show methane emission and have temperature inversions.

From Science Daily Apr. 17, 2024

Inversions of major intervals are minor, and inversions of minor intervals are major.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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