inversion vs turnover

turnover vs inversion

inversion and turnover both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inversion	Yes	No	No	No
turnover	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, turnover is a hyponym of inversion; that is, turnover is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inversion:

inversion: turning upside down; setting on end
turnover: the act of upsetting something

Other hyponyms of inversion include overturn, upset.

inversion (noun)	turnover (noun)
turning upside down; setting on end	the act of upsetting something
the act of turning inside out	the volume measured in dollars
a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex	a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling
the reversal of the normal order of words	the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers
(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed
the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer
a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa
abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth)

Difference between inversion and turnover

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