'Inverse' definitions:
Definition of 'inverse'
From: WordNet
adjective
Reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect [syn: inverse, reverse]
adjective
Opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity ; "a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)" [ant: direct]
noun
Something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" [syn: inverse, opposite]
Definition of 'Inverse'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Inverse'
From: GCIDE
- 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 mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Math.) 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 or angle whose sine is x. [1913 Webster]
- Inverse figures (Geom.), two figures, such that each point of either figure is inverse to a corresponding point in the order figure.
- Inverse points (Geom.), two points lying on a line drawn from the center of a fixed circle or sphere, and so related that the product of their distances from the center of the circle or sphere is equal to the square of the radius.
- Inverse ratio, or Reciprocal ratio (Math.), the ratio of the reciprocals of two quantities.
- Inverse proportion, or Reciprocal proportion, an equality between a direct ratio and a reciprocal ratio; thus, 4 : 2 : : 1/3 : 1/6, or 4 : 2 : : 3 : 6, inversely. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inverse'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adversative,
- adverse,
- adversive,
- antagonistic,
- anti,
- antipathetic,
- antipodal,
- antipode,
- antipodes,
- antipole,
- antithesis,
- antithetic,
- antonym,
- antonymous,
- at cross-purposes,
- balancing,
- change,
- clashing,
- compensating,
- conflicting,
- confronting,
- contra,
- contradictory,
- contradistinct,
- contrapositive,
- contrarious,
- contrary,
- contrasted,
- converse,
- counter,
- counterbalance,
- counterbalancing,
- countercheck,
- counterpoint,
- counterpoise,
- counterpoised,
- counterpole,
- counterterm,
- countervailing,
- dead against,
- discordant,
- discrepant,
- eyeball to eyeball,
- eyeball-to-eyeball,
- facing,
- foil,
- heads,
- hostile,
- inconsistent,
- inimical,
- invert,
- obverse,
- offset,
- opposed,
- opposing,
- opposite,
- opposite number,
- opposite side,
- oppositional,
- oppositive,
- oppugnant,
- other face,
- other side,
- perverse,
- polar,
- polaric,
- polarized,
- repugnant,
- reverse,
- revert,
- setoff,
- squared off,
- tails,
- the contrary,
- the other side,
- transplace,
- transpose,
- turn,
- vis-a-vis
Words containing 'Inverse'
- Inversely,
- Inversion,
- Inverse figures,
- Inverse points,
- Inverse proportion,
- Inverse ratio,
- Inversely proportional,
- additive inverse,
- inverse cosecant,
- inverse cosine,
- inverse cotangent,
- inverse function,
- inverse secant,
- inverse sine,
- inverse tangent,
- matrix inversion,
- multiplicative inverse,
- sexual inversion,
- Inverse trigonometrical functions