inversion
noun
an act or instance of reversing in position, changing to the contrary, or turning upside down, inside out, or inward.
inversions
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pluralof inversion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Back at the Cleveland Fed, researchers focused on the yield-curve indicator point out that inversions preceded each of the past nine U.S. recessions, including the most recent one in March 2020.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
The various inversions will include a barrel roll, a zero-g roll and an overbanked stall turn, hinting at a heavily twisted track that will create drifts and swinging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Pollution spikes are common in the city, especially during thermal inversions when a layer of warm air sits above a layer of cold air, trapping smog over the city.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
The Nursey album also points to remarkable inversions of gender dynamics.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
In temperature inversions, air movement is inhibited—the cold air can't rise and the warm air doesn’t fall—which in turn inhibits rainfall.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
