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Inverse

Definitions

1 | adjective | reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect 2 | adjective | opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity 3 | noun | something inverted in sequence or character or effect

Pronunciation

, inv'ers (IPA: ˌɪnvˈɝs)

Hyphenation

in-verse (7 letters | 2 syllables)

First known use in English

1440 (Late Middle ages | European Renaissance) (583 years ago)

Word origin

Latin

Word frequency history

Word frequency history

Inflected form

inverses

Synonyms

reverse | antithesis | opposite

Antonym

direct

Narrower terms

additive inverse | multiplicative inverse | reciprocal

Broader terms

oppositeness | opposition

Rhymes

adverse | averse | coerce | curse | disburse | disperse | diverse | hearse | immerse | intersperse | nurse | obverse | perverse | purse | rehearse | ... (total: 22) (based on typical American pronunciation)

Lexically close words

adverse | converse | diverse | immerse | obverse | reverse | universe (total: 7)

Anagrams

(none among common words)

Phrases

inverse cosecant | inverse cosine | inverse cotangent | inverse function | inverse secant | inverse sine | inverse tangent (total: 7)

Translations

Spanish: | inverso (general) French: | inverse (general) Portuguese: | inverso (general) German: | umgekehrt (general) Japanese: | 逆性 (prefix)

Other notable uses

inverse.org | inverse.info | inverse.biz

Crossword puzzle clues

2, to 1/2 | Opposite (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

Scrabble score

10 (International English) | 10 (North American English)

Phone keypad digits

(???) 468-3773

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