Synonyms for inverse
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : adjective, noun in-vurs, in-vurs; verb in-vurs |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective, noun ɪnˈvɜrs, ˈɪn vɜrs; verb ɪnˈvɜrs |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for inverse
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