inversions
- plural of inversion.
Example Sentences
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Inversions are considered a harbinger of eventual recession.
From Reuters • Mar. 28, 2022
Inversions form when the layer of air close to the surface is cooled by the ground at night or by cold ocean water.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2021
Inversions and translocations that were discovered in the Ae. tauschii genome sequence could be assembly errors, particularly inversions involving only two genes.
From Nature • Nov. 14, 2017
Inversions happen when smoke and gases that rise from fires heat up the usually cooler air at higher altitudes and quickly dry up the vegetation, making it more combustible.
From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2015
Inversions of augmented intervals are diminished, and inversions of diminished intervals are augmented.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
