Both Uses of
invert
in
Catch-22
- Hungry Joe's inverted set of responses was a curious phenomenon to everyone but Hungry Joe, who denied the whole thing stubbornly.†
Chpt 6 *inverted = turned in the opposite position -- such as upside down, inside out, or (of two things) in switched position
- The stove Orr was manufacturing out of an inverted metal drum stood in the middle of the smooth cement floor he had constructed.†
Chpt 28
Definitions:
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(1)
(invert) to turn something upside down, inside out, or reverse its position, order, or meaning
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Invert can also be used in specialized senses in music, logic, mathematics, chemistry and other areas. See the related Wikipedia article for discussions in different specialties.