'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]