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inverse /inˈvûrs or in-vûrsˈ/ adjective- Inverted
- Upside down
- In the reverse or contrary order
- Opposite
- Opposite in effect, as subtraction to addition, etc (mathematics)
- Related by inversion
noun- An inverted state
- The result of inversion
- A direct opposite
- A proposition formed by immediate inference from another, its subject being the negative of the original subject (logic)
- A point so related to another point that the rectangle contained by their distances from a fixed point collinear with them is constant, or related in some analogous manner (geometry)
ORIGIN: L inversus, pap of invertere, inversum, from in in, and vertere to turn inˈversely (or /-vûrsˈ/) adverb inverˈsion /-shən/ noun - The act of inverting
- The state of being inverted
- A change or reversal of order or position
- That which results from inverting
- A mutation of chromosomes in which certain genes are in reverse order
- An inversion layer
inverˈsive adjective inverse proportion noun (mathematics) A process by which one quantity decreases while another increases, their product remaining constant inverse ratio noun The ratio of reciprocals inverse square law noun (physics) A law in which the force, magnitude, etc of a phenomenon is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source inversion layer noun - A layer of air in the atmosphere in which temperature increases with height
- Such a layer of warm air that lies over a layer of cooler air and prevents it from rising, so trapping pollutants
ratio /rāˈshi-ō or -shyō/ noun (pl rāˈtios)- The relation of one thing to another of which the quotient is the measure
- Quotient
- Proportion
- A portion, allowance (rare)
- (also ratio decidendi) the reason or principle which underlies a decision and which is the basis for using that decision as a precedent in future cases (law)
ORIGIN: L ratiō, -ōnis reason, from rērī, ratus to think compound ratio see under compound1 inverse ratio see under inverse |