ぎゃくてん
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
Verb (する)
1. (sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
Pitch accent
ぎゃ
くてん
Composed of
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
one's days and nights being reversed
winning after defeat seems certain; coming from behind to win
unexpected comeback
upset victory; come-from-behind victory
regaining the lead; turning the tables (again); second reversal
inversion layer
a complete turnabout via a single blow
population inversion factor
geomagnetic reversal; reversal of Earth's magnetic field