inverse
adjective
[ ˈɪnvəːs ]
• opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or effect.
• "numerous studies have shown an inverse relationship between exercise and the risk of heart disease"
Similar:
reverse,
reversed,
inverted,
opposite,
converse,
contrary,
counter,
antithetical,
transposed,
retroverted,
inverse
noun
• something that is the opposite or reverse of something else.
• "power is the inverse of dependence"
• a reciprocal quantity, mathematical expression, geometric figure, etc. which is the result of inversion.
• "the age of such a universe is simply the inverse of the Hubble constant"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin inversus, past participle of invertere (see invert1).
