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Antonyms for inverse

Grammar : Adj
Spell : adjective, noun in-vurs, in-vurs; verb in-vurs
Phonetic Transcription : adjective, noun ɪnˈvɜrs, ˈɪn vɜrs; verb ɪnˈvɜrs

Definition of inverse

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Latin inversus, past participle of invertere (see invert). Related: Inversely. As a noun, 1680s, from the adjective.
  • adj opposite
Example sentences :
  • The principle of the siphon recorder is exactly the inverse of the mirror galvanometer.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • The inverse is also true, for good intentions often have evil results.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • The meagreness or negativeness of their content has been in an inverse ratio to their power.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • His lickings are in inverse ratio to the size of the licked.
  • Extract from : « Follow My leader » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • That is of course calculated under the law of the inverse square.
  • Extract from : « Time and Tide » by Robert S. (Robert Stawell) Ball
  • His conscience stood in inverse relation to the vigor of his body.
  • Extract from : « Homo Sum, Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • Their courage was evidently the inverse ratio of their speed--in decamping.
  • Extract from : « A Winter Amid the Ice » by Jules Verne
  • It is also the inverse of the same curve for the same point.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4 » by Various
  • It led naturally to the employment of Hyper- in the inverse sense, viz.
  • Extract from : « The Modes of Ancient Greek Music » by David Binning Monro
  • The asterisms within the catalogue have been replaced with the inverse ⁂.
  • Extract from : « Cornish Saints and Sinners » by J. Henry Harris

Synonyms for inverse

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