"inverse" meaning in English

See inverse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈvɝs/ [General-American], /ˈɪnvɝs/ [General-American] Audio: en-ca-inverse.oga
Rhymes: -ɜ(ɹ)s Etymology: Recorded since 1440, from Latin inversus, the past participle of invertere (“to invert”), itself from in- (“in, on”) + vertere (“to turn”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|inversus}} Latin inversus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} inverse (not comparable)
  1. Opposite in effect, nature or order. Tags: not-comparable Translations (opposite in effect or nature): противоположен (protivopoložen) (Bulgarian), invers (Catalan), (nì) (Chinese Mandarin), inverzní (Czech), tegengesteld (Dutch), tegenovergesteld (Dutch), päinvastainen (Finnish), inversé (French), entgegengesetzt (German), inverso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-inverse-en-adj-7~F3Vkul Disambiguation of 'opposite in effect or nature': 63 22 8 3 2 2
  2. Reverse, opposite in order. Tags: not-comparable Translations (reverse, opposite in order): tərs (Azerbaijani), обратен (obraten) (Bulgarian), invers (Catalan), (nì) (Chinese Mandarin), omgekeerd (Dutch), inversa (Esperanto), käänteinen (Finnish), päinvastainen (Finnish), inversé (French), umgekehrt (German)
    Sense id: en-inverse-en-adj-JNAxakWS Disambiguation of 'reverse, opposite in order': 13 79 5 1 1 1
  3. (botany) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-inverse-en-adj-k8dImVnN Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 2 2 9 3 5 5 6 2 2 7 6 9 9 9 7 3 7 5 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  4. (mathematics) 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. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations ((mathematics) having the properties of an inverse): tərs (Azerbaijani), реципрочен (recipročen) (Bulgarian), invers (Catalan), (nì) (Chinese Mandarin), invers (Dutch), käänteis- (Finnish), käänteinen (Finnish), inverso (Spanish), invers [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-inverse-en-adj-OdxBgNyf Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of '(mathematics) having the properties of an inverse': 2 2 9 39 28 19
  5. (geometry) 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. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Curves, Geometry
    Sense id: en-inverse-en-adj-A4j-oVBc Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  6. (category theory, of a category) Whose every element has an inverse (morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Category theory
    Sense id: en-inverse-en-adj-NEvvw7AO Topics: category-theory, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: direct-inverse marking, inverse agonist [pharmacology, medicine, sciences], inverse attraction [grammar, linguistics, human-sciences, sciences], inverse number Related terms: inversion, inversive, reverse

Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈvɝs/ [General-American], /ˈɪnvɝs/ [General-American] Audio: en-ca-inverse.oga Forms: inverses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜ(ɹ)s Etymology: Recorded since 1440, from Latin inversus, the past participle of invertere (“to invert”), itself from in- (“in, on”) + vertere (“to turn”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|inversus}} Latin inversus Head templates: {{en-noun}} inverse (plural inverses)
  1. An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned (properly) upside down or (loosely) inside out or backwards.
    Sense id: en-inverse-en-noun-fSf8vtuQ
  2. The result of an inversion, particularly:
    The reverse of any procedure or process.
    Translations (reverse procedure): обръщане (obrǎštane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), omgekeerde [neuter] (Dutch), spiegelbeeld [neuter] (Dutch), käänteinen toimenpide (Finnish), da (Trió)
    Sense id: en-inverse-en-noun-MDlsZnqo Disambiguation of 'reverse procedure': 4 30 4 5 5 12 12 12 9 1 5
  3. The result of an inversion, particularly:
    (mathematics) A ratio etc. in which the antecedents and consequents are switched.
    Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-inverse-en-noun-FGdLL8aJ Topics: mathematics, sciences
  4. The result of an inversion, particularly:
    (geometry) The result of a circle inversion; the set of all such points; the curve described by such a set.
    Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-inverse-en-noun-vH-aiNUs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Trió translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 3 3 6 6 4 2 3 11 4 10 10 10 8 3 7 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 1 3 4 3 6 6 4 2 3 10 5 9 10 9 8 3 6 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 4 3 2 2 9 3 8 8 8 6 2 6 7 6 1 6 1 1 0 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 4 3 2 2 9 3 8 8 9 7 2 6 7 7 0 6 1 0 0 3 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 2 2 6 3 5 6 4 3 3 8 4 9 9 9 8 5 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Trió translations: 1 0 7 3 5 5 5 3 3 8 5 10 10 10 8 4 8 6 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  5. The result of an inversion, particularly:
    (logic) The non-truth-preserving proposition constructed by negating both the premise and conclusion of an initially given proposition.
    Categories (topical): Logic Translations (logic: statement): 否命题 (fǒumìngtí) (Chinese Mandarin), vastakkainen lause (Finnish), vastakkainen väittämä (Finnish), (i) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-inverse-en-noun-Dm1yOlEv Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'logic: statement': 0 0 5 5 50 10 10 8 11 0 0
  6. (mathematics) A second element which negates a first; in a binary operation, the element for which the binary operation—when applied to both it and an initially given element—yields the operation's identity element, specifically:
    (addition) The negative of a given number.
    Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (opposite of a given due to contrary effects or nature): противоположност (protivopoložnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), tegendeel [neuter] (Dutch), tegengestelde [neuter] (Dutch), tegenovergestelde [neuter] (Dutch), vastakohta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-inverse-en-noun-XseMRd8a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Trió translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 3 3 6 6 4 2 3 11 4 10 10 10 8 3 7 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 1 3 4 3 6 6 4 2 3 10 5 9 10 9 8 3 6 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 0 2 2 4 7 2 1 2 6 2 14 14 14 11 2 10 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 4 3 2 2 9 3 8 8 8 6 2 6 7 6 1 6 1 1 0 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 4 3 2 2 9 3 8 8 9 7 2 6 7 7 0 6 1 0 0 3 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 2 2 4 3 5 5 5 2 2 8 5 11 11 11 7 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 1 1 5 3 6 5 5 2 2 8 5 11 11 11 7 3 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 1 1 4 3 5 5 5 2 2 8 5 11 11 11 7 3 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 2 2 9 3 5 5 6 2 2 7 6 9 9 9 7 3 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 0 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 3 8 4 12 12 12 8 3 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 0 0 3 3 5 5 4 2 2 8 4 13 13 13 8 3 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 1 1 4 3 5 5 4 2 2 7 5 12 12 12 7 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 0 4 3 6 5 3 2 3 8 4 11 11 11 8 3 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 1 1 3 3 5 7 3 2 2 8 4 11 11 11 10 3 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 1 1 4 4 6 5 4 2 2 8 6 11 11 11 7 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 0 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 2 8 4 14 14 14 8 3 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 1 1 4 3 5 5 5 2 2 8 5 11 11 11 7 3 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 2 2 6 3 5 6 4 3 3 8 4 9 9 9 8 5 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 0 3 3 6 5 3 2 3 9 4 12 12 12 8 3 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 1 1 4 3 5 5 4 2 2 7 5 12 12 12 7 3 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Trió translations: 1 0 7 3 5 5 5 3 3 8 5 10 10 10 8 4 8 6 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'opposite of a given due to contrary effects or nature': 3 1 2 2 12 30 24 15 2 2 7
  7. (mathematics) A second element which negates a first; in a binary operation, the element for which the binary operation—when applied to both it and an initially given element—yields the operation's identity element, specifically:
    (multiplication) One divided by a given number.
    Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-inverse-en-noun-vwGfCe-B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Trió translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 3 3 6 6 4 2 3 11 4 10 10 10 8 3 7 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 1 3 4 3 6 6 4 2 3 10 5 9 10 9 8 3 6 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 0 2 2 4 7 2 1 2 6 2 14 14 14 11 2 10 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 4 3 2 2 9 3 8 8 8 6 2 6 7 6 1 6 1 1 0 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 4 3 2 2 9 3 8 8 9 7 2 6 7 7 0 6 1 0 0 3 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 2 2 4 3 5 5 5 2 2 8 5 11 11 11 7 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 1 1 5 3 6 5 5 2 2 8 5 11 11 11 7 3 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 1 1 4 3 5 5 5 2 2 8 5 11 11 11 7 3 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 2 2 9 3 5 5 6 2 2 7 6 9 9 9 7 3 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 0 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 3 8 4 12 12 12 8 3 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 0 0 3 3 5 5 4 2 2 8 4 13 13 13 8 3 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 1 1 4 3 5 5 4 2 2 7 5 12 12 12 7 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 0 4 3 6 5 3 2 3 8 4 11 11 11 8 3 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 1 1 3 3 5 7 3 2 2 8 4 11 11 11 10 3 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 1 1 4 4 6 5 4 2 2 8 6 11 11 11 7 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 0 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 2 8 4 14 14 14 8 3 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 1 1 4 3 5 5 5 2 2 8 5 11 11 11 7 3 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 2 2 6 3 5 6 4 3 3 8 4 9 9 9 8 5 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 0 3 3 6 5 3 2 3 9 4 12 12 12 8 3 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 1 1 4 3 5 5 4 2 2 7 5 12 12 12 7 3 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Trió translations: 1 0 7 3 5 5 5 3 3 8 5 10 10 10 8 4 8 6 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  8. (mathematics) A second element which negates a first; in a binary operation, the element for which the binary operation—when applied to both it and an initially given element—yields the operation's identity element, specifically:
    (functions) A second function which, when combined with the initially given function, yields as its output any term inputted into the first function.
    Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-inverse-en-noun-XL~uL~~E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Trió translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 3 3 6 6 4 2 3 11 4 10 10 10 8 3 7 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 1 3 4 3 6 6 4 2 3 10 5 9 10 9 8 3 6 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 0 2 2 4 7 2 1 2 6 2 14 14 14 11 2 10 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 4 3 2 2 9 3 8 8 8 6 2 6 7 6 1 6 1 1 0 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 4 3 2 2 9 3 8 8 9 7 2 6 7 7 0 6 1 0 0 3 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 2 2 4 3 5 5 5 2 2 8 5 11 11 11 7 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 1 1 5 3 6 5 5 2 2 8 5 11 11 11 7 3 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 1 1 4 3 5 5 5 2 2 8 5 11 11 11 7 3 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 2 2 9 3 5 5 6 2 2 7 6 9 9 9 7 3 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 0 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 3 8 4 12 12 12 8 3 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 0 0 3 3 5 5 4 2 2 8 4 13 13 13 8 3 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 1 1 4 3 5 5 4 2 2 7 5 12 12 12 7 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 0 4 3 6 5 3 2 3 8 4 11 11 11 8 3 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 1 1 3 3 5 7 3 2 2 8 4 11 11 11 10 3 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 1 1 4 4 6 5 4 2 2 8 6 11 11 11 7 3 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 0 0 3 3 5 5 3 2 2 8 4 14 14 14 8 3 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 1 1 4 3 5 5 5 2 2 8 5 11 11 11 7 3 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 2 2 6 3 5 6 4 3 3 8 4 9 9 9 8 5 6 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 0 3 3 6 5 3 2 3 9 4 12 12 12 8 3 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 1 1 4 3 5 5 4 2 2 7 5 12 12 12 7 3 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Trió translations: 1 0 7 3 5 5 5 3 3 8 5 10 10 10 8 4 8 6 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  9. (category theory) A morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse. Categories (topical): Category theory
    Sense id: en-inverse-en-noun-YF7mQBjS Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 0 2 2 4 7 2 1 2 6 2 14 14 14 11 2 10 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 1 1 3 3 5 7 3 2 2 8 4 11 11 11 10 3 9 7 Topics: category-theory, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  10. (card games) The winning of the coup in a game of rouge et noir by a card of a color different from that first dealt; the area of the table reserved for bets upon such an outcome. Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-inverse-en-noun-QF6VXSj- Topics: card-games, games
  11. (linguistics, Kiowa-Tanoan) A grammatical number marking that indicates the opposite grammatical number (or numbers) of the default number specification of noun class. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-inverse-en-noun-VCn5XaCA Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: compositional inverse [composition], inverse point [geometry, mathematics, sciences], inverse curve [geometry, mathematics, sciences] Synonyms (addition): additive inverse Synonyms (multiplication): multiplicative inverse Related terms: obverse [logic, mathematics, philosophy, human-sciences, sciences], converse [logic, mathematics, philosophy, human-sciences, sciences], contraposition [logic, mathematics, philosophy, human-sciences, sciences] Translations (math: element): реципрочно число (recipročno čislo) (Bulgarian), 逆元 (nìyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), inverse [common-gender] (Dutch), käänteisarvo (Finnish), प्रतिलोम (pratilom) (Hindi)
Disambiguation of 'addition': 8 9 10 11 10 10 10 10 13 3 6 Disambiguation of 'multiplication': 2 4 7 12 8 13 13 12 15 5 8 Disambiguation of 'math: element': 2 3 8 9 11 17 17 17 9 3 4

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈvɝs/ [General-American], /ˈɪnvɝs/ [General-American] Audio: en-ca-inverse.oga Forms: inverses [present, singular, third-person], inversing [participle, present], inversed [participle, past], inversed [past]
Rhymes: -ɜ(ɹ)s Etymology: Recorded since 1440, from Latin inversus, the past participle of invertere (“to invert”), itself from in- (“in, on”) + vertere (“to turn”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|inversus}} Latin inversus Head templates: {{en-verb}} inverse (third-person singular simple present inverses, present participle inversing, simple past and past participle inversed)
  1. (surveying) To compute the bearing and distance between two points. Categories (topical): Surveying

Inflected forms

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