1 [onlybeforenoun] opposite in amount or position to sth else:
A person's wealth is often in inverse proportion to their happiness (= the more money they have, the less happy they are). * There is often an inverse relationship between the power of the tool and how easy it is to use.
2 (the inverse) noun [sing.] (technical) the exact opposite of sth
inversely adverb:
We regard health as inversely related to social class.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for inverse is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is inverse a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, inverse is tagged as adjective.
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