phase-inverted
|phase-in-vert-ed|
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/feɪz ɪnˈvɝtɪd/
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/feɪz ɪnˈvɜːtɪd/
(phase-invert)
phase reversed (180°)
Etymology
'phase-inverted' is formed in modern English by combining 'phase' and the verb 'invert' (base 'phase-invert'), where 'phase' refers to a stage or state (in wave motion) and 'invert' means 'to turn around or reverse'.
'phase' comes into English via scientific usage from Greek 'phasis' (appearance) through Latin/French, and 'invert' derives from Latin 'invertere' ('in-' meaning 'into' or 'against' + 'vertere' meaning 'to turn'). The compound usage 'phase-invert' arose with electronic and signal-processing terminology in the 20th century and gave rise to the adjectival/past form 'phase-inverted'.
Initially, 'invert' broadly meant 'to turn upside down'; in electronics it specialized to mean 'reverse the phase (often by 180°) of a waveform', and this specialized meaning is retained in 'phase-inverted'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'phase-invert' (to reverse the phase of a signal).
They phase-inverted the drum track to fix the cancellation with the room mics.
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Adjective 1
having had its phase reversed (typically by 180°); applied to a waveform or signal whose peaks and troughs are swapped relative to a reference.
The bass sounded weak because the microphone channel was phase-inverted relative to the DI track.
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Last updated: 2025/11/09 11:06