A situation where air temperature increases with altitude (the ground being colder than the surrounding air).
The position of a chord which has a note other than the root as its bass note.
A section of a roller coaster where passengers are temporarily turned upside down.
An operation on a group, analogous to negation.
The reversal of an interval; the move of one pitch in an interval up or down an octave.
The action of inverting.
The flipping of a melody or contrapuntal line so that high notes become low and vice versa; the reversal of a pitch contour.
Deviation from standard word order by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs and in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis.
A segment of DNA in the context of a chromosome that is reversed in orientation relative to a reference karyotype or genome.
The act of being in an inverted state; being upside down, inside out, or in a reverse sequence.
A marked decrease in air temperature with increasing altitude because the ground is warmer than the surrounding air.
A decline or fall in standards.
A common-law rule that if the person to whom property is willed were to die before the testator, then the gift would be ineffective.
A pause in continuity.
A fall or apostasy.
An interval of time between events.
A temporary failure; a slip.
A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.
memory lapse
To fall away gradually; to subside.
To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid.
To become void.
To fall into error or heresy.
To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or from the original destination, by the omission, negligence, or failure of somebody, such as a patron or legatee.