Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inverse

/ɪnˈvɝs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: in-verse
IPA: /ɪnˈvɝs/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposite in effect, nature or order.

adj

Reverse, opposite in order.

adj

Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.

adj

Having the properties of an inverse; said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity.

adj

That has the property of being an inverse (the result of a circle inversion of a given point or geometrical figure); that is constructed by circle inversion.

adj

Whose every element has an inverse (morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse).

noun

An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned (properly) upside down or (loosely) inside out or backwards.

noun

The result of an inversion

Example Sentences

"Multiplication is the inverse operation to division."
"A circle inversion maps a given generalized circle to its inverse generalized circle."
"Cowgirl is the inverse of missionary."
"321 is the inverse of 123."
"Uninstalling is the inverse of installation."
"The inverse of a:b is b:a."

Etymology

Recorded since 1440, from Latin inversus, the past participle of invertere (“to invert”), itself from in- (“against, in”) + vertere (“to turn”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈvɝs/

Inflected Forms

inverses (plural) inverses (present, singular) inversing (participle, present) inversed (participle, past) inversed (past)

Derived Forms

renverse coinverse pseudoinverse inversely

Phrases

direct-inverse marking inverse agonist inverse attraction inverse number inverse Pythagorean theorem additive inverse conceptual inverse inverse condemnation

Frequently Paired Words

inversion inversional inversive reverse reversion reversional reversive obverse

Synonyms

additive inverse multiplicative inverse compositional inverse inverse point inverse curve reverse opposite

Antonyms

compute

Rhymes With

worse nurse reverse diverse verse curse purse adverse disperse transverse perverse averse

Questions

How do you pronounce inverse?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈvɝs/.
What does inverse mean?: Opposite in effect, nature or order.
Where does inverse come from?: Recorded since 1440, from Latin inversus, the past participle of invertere (“to invert”), itself from in- (“against, in”) + vertere (“to turn”).

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