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71inverted mordente — Pralltriller Prall tril ler, n.; G. pl. {Prall triller}. [G.] (Music) A melodic embellishment consisting of the quick alternation of a principal tone with an auxiliary tone above it, usually the next of the scale; called also the {inverted… …
72Inverted siphon — Siphon Si phon, n. [F. siphon, L. sipho, onis, fr. Gr. ??? a siphon, tube, pipe.] 1. A device, consisting of a pipe or tube bent so as to form two branches or legs of unequal length, by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower level, as from… …
73inverted talon — Talon Tal on, n. [F., heel, spur, LL. talo, fr. L. talus the ankle, heel.] 1. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the claw of a bird of prey. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of certain small prominences on the hind part of …
74Inverted sentence — An inverted sentence is one in which the subject appears after the verb. This construction causes the subject to receive more emphasis.An exception occurs when the verb is intransitive:: Down the street lived the man and his wife without anyone… …
75inverted snobbery — noun A form of snobbery where the practitioner deprecates the target for attributes that would normally be considered desirable (particularly wealth). His dislike of the residents of the wealthier neighbourhood was simply inverted snobbery …
76Inverted Spread — A situation in which the yield difference between a longer term financial instrument and a shorter term instrument is negative. This is calculated by subtracting the longer term by the shorter term. In effect, the shorter term instrument is… …
77Inverted market — A futures market in which the nearer months are selling at price premiums to the more distant months. Related: premium. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * inverted market UK US noun [C] ► BACKWARDATION(Cf. ↑backwardation) …
78inverted Y field — in radiotherapy, as for malignant lymphoma, a circumscribed area of irradiation below the diaphragm, covering the spleen, extending down the midline, and branching inferiorly to form tails across the inguinal areas. (A), Inverted Y field; (B),… …
79inverted L osteotomy — a type of osteotomy performed on the mandible to correct prognathism, the cut being an inverted L shape made in the ramus just below the condyle …
80inverted papilloma — papilloma in which the proliferating epithelial cells invaginate into the underlying stroma; it usually occurs in the nasal cavity, urinary bladder, or oral soft tissues (inverted ductal p.) of middle aged males …
