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atmospheric-inversion

at·mos·pher·ic-in·ver·sion
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [at-muh s-fer-ik, -feer- in-vur-zhuh n, -shuh n]
    • /ˌæt məsˈfɛr ɪk, -ˈfɪər- ɪnˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [at-muh s-fer-ik, -feer- in-vur-zhuh n, -shuh n]
    • /ˌæt məsˈfɛr ɪk, -ˈfɪər- ɪnˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən/

Definitions of atmospheric-inversion word

  • noun atmospheric-inversion an act or instance of inverting. 1
  • noun atmospheric-inversion the state of being inverted. 1
  • noun atmospheric-inversion anything that is inverted. 1
  • noun atmospheric-inversion Rhetoric. reversal of the usual or natural order of words; anastrophe. 1
  • noun atmospheric-inversion Grammar. any change from a basic word order or syntactic sequence, as in the placement of a subject after an auxiliary verb in a question or after the verb in an exclamation, as “When will you go?” and “How beautiful is the rose!”. 1
  • noun atmospheric-inversion Anatomy, Pathology. the turning inward of a part, as the foot. 1

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Origin of atmospheric-inversion

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Latin inversiōn- (stem of inversiō) a turning in. See inverse, -ion

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Parts of speech for Atmospheric-inversion

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

atmospheric-inversion popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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