inverted
AdjectiveUS[in-vur-tid]/ˌɪnˈvɝtɪd/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed“a quotation mark is sometimes called an inverted comma”“an upside-down cake”Synonyms: upside-downOpposite unturnedSimilar turned
- (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalkSynonyms: anatropous
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In·vert′ed adjective
1. Changed to a contrary or counterchanged order; reversed; characterized by inversion.
2. Geology Situated apparently in reverse order, as strata when folded back upon themselves by upheaval.
Inverted arch Architecture, an arch placed with crown downward; — much used in foundations.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54