EVERSION
Dictionary entry overview: What does eversion mean? • EVERSION (noun)
The noun EVERSION has 2 senses:
1. the position of being turned outward
2. the act of turning inside out
Familiarity information: EVERSION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• EVERSION (noun)
Meaning:
The position of being turned outward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
the eversion of the foot
Hypernyms ("eversion" is a kind of...):
attitude; position; posture (the arrangement of the body and its limbs)
Meaning:
The act of turning inside out
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
everting; eversion; inversion
Hypernyms ("eversion" is a kind of...):
motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)
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