invertible

in·vert

 (ĭn-vûrt′)

v. in·vert·ed, in·vert·ing, in·verts

v.tr.

1. To turn inside out or upside down: invert an hourglass.

2. To reverse the position, order, or condition of: invert the subject and predicate of a sentence. See Synonyms at reverse.

3. To subject to inversion.

v.intr.

To be subjected to inversion.

n. (ĭn′vûrt′)

1. Something inverted.

2. Psychology

a. One who takes on the gender role of the opposite sex.

b. In the theory of Sigmund Freud, a homosexual person. No longer in scientific use.

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[Latin invertere : in-, in; see in-² + vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·vert′i·ble adj.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

invertible - having an additive or multiplicative inverse non-invertible - not admitting an additive or multiplicative inverse

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Translations

inversible

inverterbar