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inverse
adjective
noun
reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- I
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- NVERS
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ɪnˈvɝs
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
adjective
opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
“a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)”
noun
something inverted in sequence or character or effect
“when the direct approach failed, he tried the inverse”
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Example Sentences
a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)
when the direct approach failed, he tried the inverse
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