- inverse adj
- A backwards poet writes inverse.
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inverse adj
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inverse — [ ɛ̃vɛrs ] adj. et n. m. • 1611; envers XIIe; lat. inversus, de invertere « retourner » I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ (Direction, ordre) Qui est exactement opposé, contraire. Dans l ordre inverse. Une relation inverse. Tourner dans le sens inve … Encyclopédie Universelle
inverse — (adj.) mid 15c., from L. inversus, pp. of invertere (see INVERT (Cf. invert)). Related: Inversely. As a noun, 1680s, from the adjective … Etymology dictionary
inverse — [adj] opposite changed, contrary, converse, flipped, inverted, reverse, reversed, reverted, transposed, turned, turned over; concept 564 … New thesaurus
INVERSE — adj. des deux genres Opposé, renversé, par rapport à l ordre, au sens, à la direction actuelle ou naturelle des choses. L arrangement de ces objets ne me plaisait pas, je les ai disposés dans un ordre inverse, dans l ordre inverse. Tourner en… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
INVERSE — adj. des deux genres Qui est opposé, par rapport à l’ordre, au sens, à la direction actuelle ou naturelle des choses. L’arrangement de ces livres ne me plaisait pas, je les ai disposés dans un ordre inverse, dans l’ordre inverse. Tourner en sens… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
inverse — adj., n. /in verrs , in verrs/; v. /in verrs /, adj., n., v., inversed, inversing. adj. 1. reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency. 2. Math. a. (of a proportion) containing terms of which an increase in one results in a decrease in… … Universalium
inverse — adj. & n. adj. inverted in position, order, or relation. n. 1 the state of being inverted. 2 (often foll. by of) a thing that is the opposite or reverse of another. 3 Math. an element which, when combined with a given element in an operation,… … Useful english dictionary
inverse — [in vʉrs′, in′vʉrs΄] adj. [L inversus, pp. of invertere] 1. inverted; reversed in order or relation; directly opposite 2. Math. designating or of an operation which, when applied after a specific operation, cancels it [subtraction is the inverse… … English World dictionary
inverse — adj. Inverse is used with these nouns: ↑correlation, ↑proportion, ↑relationship … Collocations dictionary
inverse — adj 1. reversed, transposed, reverse, converse, counter, retroverted; palindromic, metathetical, right to left, back to front, Rare. ananymous; anastro phic, hyperbatic, Rhet. chiastic, backward; opposite, antipodal, contrary, diametrical,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
