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inversion

[in-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / ɪnˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /
NOUN
transposition
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The research titled "The internal ice content of Timpanogos Rock Glacier, Utah, USA from 3-D Bayesian inversion of gravity data," was published Aug. 26 in the Journal of Geophysical Research.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Kris’ breakout movie was a high-concept inversion of “Psycho” told through the shower curtain’s POV.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 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

For Bank of America’s chief equity strategist, this may be a harbinger of a “risk-off summer,” especially if it coincides with a yield-curve inversion and a breakdown in tech stocks.

From MarketWatch Jun. 26, 2026

If the third of the chord is the lowest note, the chord is in first inversion.

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

The various inversions will include a barrel roll, a zero-g roll and an overbanked stall turn, hinting at a heavily twisted track that will create drifts and swinging.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Pollution spikes are common in the city of nearly 400,000, especially during thermal inversions when a layer of warm air sits above a layer of cold air, trapping smog over the mountain-ringed city.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

In winter, high air pollution from smog, temperature inversions and crop burning across the Indo-Gangetic plains produces light-scattering aerosols, which reduce sunshine hours.

From BBC Oct. 13, 2025

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

From Salon Jun. 2, 2025

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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