Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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turnover | Yes | No | No | No |
inversion | Yes | No | No | No |
turnover (noun) | inversion (noun) |
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the act of upsetting something | turning upside down; setting on end |
the volume measured in dollars | the act of turning inside out |
a dish made by folding a piece of pastry over a filling | a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex |
the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers | the reversal of the normal order of words |
(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) |