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单词 inverse
释义

inverse /inˈvûrs or in-vûrsˈ/

adjective
  1. Inverted
  2. Upside down
  3. In the reverse or contrary order
  4. Opposite
  5. Opposite in effect, as subtraction to addition, etc (mathematics)
  6. Related by inversion
noun
  1. An inverted state
  2. The result of inversion
  3. A direct opposite
  4. A proposition formed by immediate inference from another, its subject being the negative of the original subject (logic)
  5. A point so related to another point that the rectangle contained by their distances from a fixed point collinear with them is constant, or related in some analogous manner (geometry)
ORIGIN: L inversus, pap of invertere, inversum, from in in, and vertere to turn

inˈversely (or /-vûrsˈ/) adverb

inverˈsion /-shən/ noun

  1. The act of inverting
  2. The state of being inverted
  3. A change or reversal of order or position
  4. That which results from inverting
  5. A mutation of chromosomes in which certain genes are in reverse order
  6. An inversion layer

inverˈsive adjective

inverse proportion noun (mathematics)

A process by which one quantity decreases while another increases, their product remaining constant

inverse ratio noun

The ratio of reciprocals

inverse square law noun (physics)

A law in which the force, magnitude, etc of a phenomenon is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source

inversion layer noun

  1. A layer of air in the atmosphere in which temperature increases with height
  2. Such a layer of warm air that lies over a layer of cooler air and prevents it from rising, so trapping pollutants

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