turning upside down; setting on end | an activity that varies from a norm or standard |
the act of turning inside out | the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard |
a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex | (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure |
the reversal of the normal order of words | an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard |
(counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa | something a little different from others of the same type |
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed | a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished |
the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer | an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change |
a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa | (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration |
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) | (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) |
| the process of varying or being varied |
| the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north |