EVERSION Antonyms
Definition of EVERSION
evert
Best Opposite Words For EVERSION
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bending | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • movement that causes the formation of a curve • the property of being bent or deflected • the act of bending something | ||||||||
introversion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the condition of being folded inward or sheathed • the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface • (psychology) an introverted disposition; concern with one's own thoughts and feelings | ||||||||
inversion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the layer of air near the earth is cooler than an overlying layer • abnormal condition in which an organ is turned inward or inside out (as when the upper part of the uterus is pulled into the cervical canal after childbirth) • a chemical process in which the direction of optical rotation of a substance is reversed from dextrorotatory to levorotary or vice versa • (genetics) a kind of mutation in which the order of the genes in a section of a chromosome is reversed • the reversal of the normal order of words • (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa • a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex • turning upside down; setting on end • the act of turning inside out | ||||||||
retraction | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion • the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back |