inverse

Speech parts

1. inverse - Noun

2. inverse - Adjective

3. inverse - Verb

4. inverse - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to direct.

Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.

Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x means the arc whose sine is x.

That which is inverse.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

opposite reverse counter contrary reversed backward reciprocal antithetical inverted contra verso antipodes point different turn
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Antonyms

direct example same idea forward copy
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Hypernyms

opposition oppositeness

Hyponyms

reciprocal multiplicative inverse additive inverse

Phrases with the word

direct-inverse marking inverse Pythagorean theorem exact inverse diametric inverse complete inverse inverse mission

Anagrams

inserve Severin versine Viersen

Examples

There thus appears to be an inverse correlation between recovery and psychotherapy; the more psychotherapy, the smaller the recovery rate. Hans Eysenck

My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations. Michael Fox

There is an inverse relationship between imagination and money. Alan Moore

I had not thought of this regular decrease of gravity, namely that it is as the inverse square of the distance; this is a new and highly remarkable property of gravity. Christiaan Huygens

I verily believe that a man's way with women is in inverse ratio to his prowess among men. The weakling and the saphead have often great ability to charm the fair sex, while the fighting man who can face a thousand real dangers unafraid, sits hiding in the shadows like some frightened child. Edgar Rice Burroughs

The time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved. C. Northcote Parkinson

Close letter words and terms

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