non-inverting
|non-in-vert-ing|
🇺🇸
/ˌnɑn ɪnˈvɜrtɪŋ/
🇬🇧
/ˌnɒn ɪnˈvɜːtɪŋ/
not reversing (orientation/polarity)
Etymology
'non-inverting' originates from Modern English, specifically combining the prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non', meaning 'not') with the verb 'invert' (from Latin 'invertĕre').
'invert' came into English via Latin 'invertĕre' ('in-' meaning 'into' or 'against' and 'vertere' meaning 'to turn') and through Middle English forms; the adjectival compound 'non-inverting' is a Modern English formation using the negative prefix 'non-' plus the present-participle form of 'invert'.
Initially the roots referred literally to 'not turning back/over'; over time the compound has been used more abstractly (especially in technical contexts) to mean 'not reversing orientation or polarity'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
not causing inversion or reversal; preserving the original orientation, order, or polarity.
The mechanism is non-inverting, so it preserves the input's orientation.
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Adjective 2
in electronics, describing an amplifier or circuit configuration whose output is in phase with the input (i.e., it does not invert the signal's polarity).
A non-inverting amplifier provides voltage gain while maintaining the same polarity as the input.
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Last updated: 2026/01/08 01:35