If something is inside out, can it be said that the object is inverted?
My understanding of the word inverted is simply "the opposite state," but I would like to get a bit of clarification just to be sure.
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2*invert* in a broad, general sense; *evert* in a more precise, technically correct way. – Kris Jan 19 '12 at 09:07
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The word you're looking for is everted (turned inside out). Sorry if it's a bit stomach-churning, but here are 884 written references to everted stomachs. Surprisingly, most of them are nothing to do with dissected dead specimens - quite a few animals evert their stomachs to feed, including starfish.
Inverted can also mean inside out, but then it can mean 'swapped' in all sorts of other ways too.
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2+1 - I've never heard of the word before, but it certainly is helpful to know. – George Edison May 27 '11 at 03:52
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Yes, inverted can mean inside out: inverted balloon, inverted condom.
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"Inverted" seems better reserved for "upside down"; "everted" applies to something that is inside out.
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Inverted can also mean that something's state has been changed from the current state.
For example
Inverted transistor
Current Inverters, which changes the current flow direction.
Inverting a two-way jacket.
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1Doesn't your third example indicate that something has become inside out? – George Edison May 27 '11 at 05:03
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