Dictionary definition · inverse
noun
- something inverted in sequence or character or effect"when the direct approach failed, he tried the inverse"
adjective
- reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
- opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity"a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).