Phrase guide

tendril perversion

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • tĕn′drəl pər-vûr′zhən
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌten.dɹəl pəˈvɜː.ʒən/
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation, also: /ˌtɛn.dɹəl pəˈvɜː.ʒən/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌtɛn.dɹəl pəɹˈvɜɹ.ʒən/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌten.dɹəl pəˈvøː.ʒən/
  • Scotland: /ˌtɛn.dɹəl pəɾˈvɛɾ.ʒən/
  • Scotland: /ˌtɛn.dɹʌl pʌɾˈvɛɾ.ʒʌn/
  • India: /ˌʈɛ(ː)n.ɖɾil pɜː(ɾ)ˈvɜː(ɾ).ʒon/
  • India: /pəɾ-/
  • India: /-ˈvɛɾ-/
  • India: /-ˈvəɾ-/

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noun

Meaning 1

A reversal of handedness in helical curves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: perversion de vrille — a reversal of handedness in helical curves
  • Macedonian: изопачување на витиците (izopačuvanje na viticite) — a reversal of handedness in helical curves