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inversion

[in-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / ɪnˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /
NOUN
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What’s happened in tech media the past few years has been an inversion of that old principle often attributed to William Randolph Hearst.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

He says that men should watch out for lumps, pain, discomfort or nipple inversion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

March and April VIX futures are trading with a small inversion and the term structures are rather flat.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Using the buoy data in a technique known as inversion, the team reexamined the source of the tsunami.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

The inversion of a major interval is minor, and of a minor interval is major.

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




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