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inversion

[in-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / ɪnˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /
NOUN
transposition
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Those were in late 1966, “a very flat curve in late 1998,” and the late 2022 to late 2024 inversion, they said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

“It’s also an inversion of a medieval mystery play where the Earth Mother is not benevolent. It’s also a fun, nifty stage thriller.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 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

If the fifth of the chord is the lowest note, the chord is in second inversion.

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

While past U.S. recessions occurred about a year after inversions, there have been “three notable false positives,” according to researchers at the Cleveland Fed.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

"These inversions and adaptations are clear evidence that this is a fine-tuned antivirus system that has evolved over millions of years."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2025

Inversions of augmented intervals are diminished, and inversions of diminished intervals are augmented.

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


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