Definitions

1. verb

to turn or cause something to turn upside down or inside out; to reverse the position, order, or direction of something

“The camera had to be inverted to take a selfie.”

2. verb

to change the direction of a flow or current; to reverse the flow of something

“The river had to be inverted to allow the boat to pass through.”

3. verb

to reverse the polarity or direction of something, especially an electrical current or a magnetic field

“The engineer had to invert the circuit to fix the malfunctioning device.”

4. noun

a reversal or change of direction, especially in the flow of something

“The invert of the river caused a massive flood in the nearby town.”

5. noun

a structure, such as a bridge or a culvert, that changes the direction of a flow or current

“The engineers built an invert to redirect the water flow and prevent erosion.”