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• Inversion (meteorology) — In meteorology, an inversion is a deviation from the normal change of an atmospheric property with altitude. It almost always refers to a temperature inversion, i.e., an increase in temperature with height, or to the layer within which such an… …   Wikipedia

• inversion — UK [ɪnˈvɜː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [ɪnˈvɜrʒ(ə)n] / US [ɪnˈvɜrʃ(ə)n] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms inversion : singular inversion plural inversions 1) formal a change that makes something the opposite of what it was before, or turns it upside down …   English dictionary

• inversion — in|ver|sion [ınˈvə:ʃən US ˈvə:rʒən] n [U and C] 1.) formal the act of changing something so that it is the opposite of what it was before, or of turning something upside down (=the bottom is on the top and the top is on the bottom) 2.) technical… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• inversion — in|ver|sion [ ın vɜrʒn, ın vɜrʃn ] noun count or uncount 1. ) TECHNICAL a weather condition in which the air near the ground is colder than the air above it 2. ) FORMAL a change that makes something the opposite of what it was before, or turns it …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• inversion — noun (C, U) 1 formal the changing of something so that it is the opposite of what it was before, or of turning something upside down 2 technical a kind of weather condition in which the air nearest the ground is cooler than the air above it …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• temperature inversion — Meteorol. inversion (def. 12). [1940 45] * * * In meteorology, an increase of air temperature with altitude. Such an increase is a reversal of the normal temperature condition of the troposphere, where temperature usually decreases with altitude …   Universalium

• Population inversion — In physics, specifically statistical mechanics, a population inversion occurs when a system (such as a group of atoms or molecules) exists in state with more members in an excited state than in lower energy states. The concept is of fundamental… …   Wikipedia

• Capping inversion — A capping inversion is an elevated inversion layer that caps a convective boundary layer. The boundary layer is the part of the atmosphere which is closest to the ground. Normally, the sun heats the ground, which in turn heats the air just above… …   Wikipedia

• Immelmann (inversion) — Éléments de montagnes russes Traduit de l anglais en:Roller coaster elements Les montagnes russes se composent de nombreux éléments. Ces éléments peuvent être purement techniques (frein, harnais...) ou avoir comme but d offrir des sensations aux… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Soil inversion — Plantation sur sol inversé La plantation sur sol inversé (Soil inversion ou Topsoil inversion pour les anglophones) est une technique de plantation et de restauration de la strate herbacée inspirée du labour, mais visant d autres objectifs… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Topsoil inversion — Plantation sur sol inversé La plantation sur sol inversé (Soil inversion ou Topsoil inversion pour les anglophones) est une technique de plantation et de restauration de la strate herbacée inspirée du labour, mais visant d autres objectifs… …   Wikipédia en Français