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adverb
Date: 1660
1. in an inverse order or manner
2. in the manner of inverse variation <varies inversely>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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inversely — UK US /ɪnˈvɜːsli/ adverb ► in the opposite way to something else: inversely proportional/related to sth »Efficiency was found to be inversely related to company size. move/vary inversely to sth »Bond yields move inversely to market price … Financial and business terms
Inversely — In*verse ly, adv. In an inverse order or manner; by inversion; opposed to {directly}. [1913 Webster] {Inversely proportional}. See {Directly proportional}, under {Directly}, and {Inversion}, 4. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inversely — index contra Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inversely — adv. Inversely is used with these adjectives: ↑proportional, ↑related Inversely is used with these verbs: ↑correlate, ↑vary … Collocations dictionary
inversely — inverse ► ADJECTIVE ▪ opposite in position, direction, order, or effect. ► NOUN 1) a thing that is the opposite or reverse of another. 2) Mathematics a reciprocal quantity. DERIVATIVES inversely adverb. ORIGIN Latin inversus, from invertere … English terms dictionary
inversely — adverb in an inverse or contrary manner (Freq. 4) inversely related wavelength and frequency are, of course, related reciprocally F.A.Geldard • Syn: ↑reciprocally • Derived from adjective: ↑reciprocal (for … Useful english dictionary
inversely proportional — (to sth) ► if two amounts are inversely proportional, when one increases, the other goes down and when one goes down, the other increases: »E business knowledge is generally inversely proportional to both age and rank in the organisation. Main… … Financial and business terms
inversely proportional to sth — inversely proportional (to sth) ► if two amounts are inversely proportional, when one increases, the other goes down and when one goes down, the other increases: »E business knowledge is generally inversely proportional to both age and rank in… … Financial and business terms
Inversely proportional — Inversely In*verse ly, adv. In an inverse order or manner; by inversion; opposed to {directly}. [1913 Webster] {Inversely proportional}. See {Directly proportional}, under {Directly}, and {Inversion}, 4. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inversely proportional — I. adjective : having their product constant used of two variable quantities one of which varies directly as the reciprocal of the other II. adjective : related by inverse variation * * * adj : related so that as one becomes larger the other… … Useful english dictionary
