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inverse 音标拼音: [ɪnv'ɚs] n. 反白,反色
a. 倒转的,相反的 反白,反色倒转的,相反的 inverse反转换 inverse反 逆 inverse adj 1: reversed ( turned backward) in order or nature or effect [ synonym: { inverse}, { reverse}] 2: 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)" [ ant: { direct}] n 1: something inverted in sequence or character or effect; " when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" [ synonym: { inverse}, { opposite}] Inverse \ In* verse"\, a. [ L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F. inverse. See { Invert}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to { direct}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Bot.) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Math.) Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol of the direct operation with - 1 as an index. Thus sin- 1 x means the arc or angle whose sine is x. [ 1913 Webster] { Inverse figures} ( Geom.), two figures, such that each point of either figure is inverse to a corresponding point in the order figure. { Inverse points} ( Geom.), two points lying on a line drawn from the center of a fixed circle or sphere, and so related that the product of their distances from the center of the circle or sphere is equal to the square of the radius. { Inverse ratio}, or { Reciprocal ratio} ( Math.), the ratio of the reciprocals of two quantities. { Inverse proportion}, or { Reciprocal proportion}, an equality between a direct ratio and a reciprocal ratio; thus, 4 : 2 : : 1/ 3 : 1/ 6, or 4 : 2 : : 3 : 6, inversely. [ 1913 Webster]
Inverse \ In" verse\, n. That which is inverse. [ 1913 Webster] Thus the course of human study is the inverse of the course of things in nature. -- Tatham. [ 1913 Webster] 79 Moby Thesaurus words for " inverse": adversative, adverse, adversive, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antipodal, antipode, antipodes, antipole, antithesis, antithetic, antonym, antonymous, at cross- purposes, balancing, change, clashing, compensating, conflicting, confronting, contra, contradictory, contradistinct, contrapositive, contrarious, contrary, contrasted, converse, counter, counterbalance, counterbalancing, countercheck, counterpoint, counterpoise, counterpoised, counterpole, counterterm, countervailing, dead against, discordant, discrepant, eyeball to eyeball, eyeball- to- eyeball, facing, foil, heads, hostile, inconsistent, inimical, invert, obverse, offset, opposed, opposing, opposite, opposite number, opposite side, oppositional, oppositive, oppugnant, other face, other side, perverse, polar, polaric, polarized, repugnant, reverse, revert, setoff, squared off, tails, the contrary, the other side, transplace, transpose, turn, vis- a- vis
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