inverse
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
inverse /ˈɪnvəːs, ɪnˈvəːs/
▶adjective opposite in position, direction, order, or effect. ▶noun
- 1 a thing that is the opposite or reverse of another.
- 2 Mathematics a reciprocal quantity.
– derivatives
inversely adverb.
inversely adverb.
'inverse' also found in these Oxford entries:
arc
- arcos
- arcsin
- arctan
- group
- inverse proportion
- inverse square law
- inversion
- involution
- Phillips curve
- retrograde
- transcendental
