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inverse

23 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) inverse (adjective)
  2. 2) inverse (noun)
  3. inverse cosecant (noun)
  4. inverse cosine (noun)
  5. inverse cotangent (noun)
  6. inverse feedback (noun)
  7. inverse function (noun)
  8. inverse point (noun)
  9. inverse proportion (noun)
  10. inverse ratio (noun)
  11. inverse secant (noun)
  12. inverse sine (noun)
  13. inverse spelling (noun)
  14. inverse-square (adjective)
  15. inverse square law (noun)
  16. inverse tangent (noun)
  17. inverse taper (noun)
  18. inverse-time (adjective)
  19. inverse trigonometric function (noun)
  20. inverse variation (noun)
  21. inverse voltage (noun)
  22. additive inverse (noun)
  23. multiplicative inverse (noun)

1in·verse

adj \(ˌ)in-ˈvərs, ˈin-ˌ\

Definition of INVERSE

1
: opposite in order, nature, or effect
2
: being an inverse function <inverse sine>
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Examples of INVERSE

  1. Addition and subtraction are inverse operations.

Origin of INVERSE

Middle English, turned upside down, from Latin inversus, from past participle of invertere
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with INVERSE

adverse, amerce, asperse, averse, coerce, commerce, converse, cutpurse, disburse, disperse, diverse, dry nurse, free verse, immerse, Nez Percé, obverse, perverse, rehearse, reverse, scrub nurse, sesterce, submerse, transverse, traverse, wet nurse

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