inverse
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in|verse1 [ ın`vɜrs, `ın,vɜrs ] adjective
1. ) changing in the opposite way to something else, especially in position, size, or amount:
inverse proportion/relationship: The human population was growing in inverse proportion to that of the lions and elephants (=as one increased, the other decreased).
2. ) TECHNICAL completely opposite
╾ in|verse|ly adverb
inverse
in|verse 2 [ `ın,vɜrs, ın`vɜrs ] noun count TECHNICAL
the complete opposite of something, for example a calculation or result in mathematics
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inverse — [ ɛ̃vɛrs ] adj. et n. m. • 1611; envers XIIe; lat. inversus, de invertere « retourner » I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ (Direction, ordre) Qui est exactement opposé, contraire. Dans l ordre inverse. Une relation inverse. Tourner dans le sens inve … Encyclopédie Universelle
inverse — in‧verse [ˌɪnˈvɜːs◂ ǁ ɜːrs◂] adjective in inverse proportion/relation to something used for saying that one thing increases at the same rate as another related thing gets smaller: • Stocks moved in inverse relation to oil prices throughout the… … Financial and business terms
Inverse — In*verse , a. [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F. inverse. See {Invert}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; opposed to {direct}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Inverted; having a position or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inverse — or inversion may refer to:* Inverse (program), a program for solving inverse and optimization problems * Inversion (music) * Inversion (prosody), the reversal of the order of a foot s elements * Inversion (linguistics) * Inversion (law),… … Wikipedia
inverse — [in vʉrs′, in′vʉrs΄] adj. [L inversus, pp. of invertere] 1. inverted; reversed in order or relation; directly opposite 2. Math. designating or of an operation which, when applied after a specific operation, cancels it [subtraction is the inverse… … English World dictionary
Inverse — In verse, n. That which is inverse. [1913 Webster] Thus the course of human study is the inverse of the course of things in nature. Tatham. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inverse — I adjective antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, contrary, converse, conversus, diametrically opposite, inversus, inverted, opposite, reverse, reversed, transposed, turned about associated concepts: inverse condemnation, inverse discrimination II … Law dictionary
Inverse — (franz., spr. ängwärß , umgekehrt), Kunstausdruck im Kartenspiel, s. Trente et quarante … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
inverse — фр. [энвэ/рс], англ. [и/нвэс] inverso ит. [инвэ/рсо] противоположный, обратный … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
inverse — (adj.) mid 15c., from L. inversus, pp. of invertere (see INVERT (Cf. invert)). Related: Inversely. As a noun, 1680s, from the adjective … Etymology dictionary
inverse — [adj] opposite changed, contrary, converse, flipped, inverted, reverse, reversed, reverted, transposed, turned, turned over; concept 564 … New thesaurus
