Can “inverted” be used to indicate that something is “inside-out”?

Question

If something is inside out, can it be said that the object is inverted?

My understanding of the word inverted is simply "the opposite state," but I would like to get a bit of clarification just to be sure.

Answer 1

The word you're looking for is everted (turned inside out). Sorry if it's a bit stomach-churning, but here are 884 written references to everted stomachs. Surprisingly, most of them are nothing to do with dissected dead specimens - quite a few animals evert their stomachs to feed, including starfish.

Inverted can also mean inside out, but then it can mean 'swapped' in all sorts of other ways too.

Answer 2

Inverted can also mean that something's state has been changed from the current state.

For example

1. Inverted transistor

2. Current Inverters, which changes the current flow direction.

3. Inverting a two-way jacket.

Answer 3

"Inverted" seems better reserved for "upside down"; "everted" applies to something that is inside out.

Answer 4

Yes, inverted can mean inside out: inverted balloon, inverted condom.