inverse
adjectivecommon noun
Syllable Decomposition
inverselearned borrowing from Latin inversus, past participle of invertere ('to invert'). The adjective existed in the 17th century, in the form invers in the masculine and inverse in the feminine, but became epicene.
Definitions
- mathématiques
Synonyms
opposécontraire
Plural
inverses
Translations
english:reciprocal
spanish:inverso'%20transform='translate(88%20-32)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M-128%2032h720v480h-720z'/%3e%3ccircle%20cx='523.1'%20cy='344.1'%20r='194.9'%20fill='%23bc002d'%20transform='translate(-168.4%208.6)scale(.76554)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
japanese:逆数
german:Kehrwert'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(-12.33562%20-20.5871%2020.58684%20-12.33577%20240.3%2048)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(-3.38573%20-23.75998%2023.75968%20-3.38578%20288%2095.8)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(6.5991%20-23.0749%2023.0746%206.59919%20288%20168)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(14.9991%20-18.73557%2018.73533%2014.99929%20240%20216)'/%3e%3c/svg%3e)
chinese:倒数'%20transform='translate(89.8%20.4)scale(.9375)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M-95.8-.4H587v512H-95.8Z'/%3e%3cg%20transform='rotate(-56.3%20361.6%20-101.3)scale(10.66667)'%3e%3cg%20id='kr-c'%3e%3cpath%20id='kr-b'%20fill='%23000001'%20d='M-6-26H6v2H-6Zm0%203H6v2H-6Zm0%203H6v2H-6Z'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23kr-b'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20y='44'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cpath%20stroke='%23fff'%20d='M0%2017v10'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23cd2e3a'%20d='M0-12a12%2012%200%200%201%200%2024Z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230047a0'%20d='M0-12a12%2012%200%200%200%200%2024A6%206%200%200%200%200%200Z'/%3e%3ccircle%20cy='-6'%20r='6'%20fill='%23cd2e3a'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cg%20transform='rotate(-123.7%20191.2%2062.2)scale(10.66667)'%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23kr-c'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'/%3e%3cpath%20stroke='%23fff'%20d='M0-23.5v3M0%2017v3.5m0%203v3'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
korean:역수
danish:reciprok
finnish:käänteisluku
greek:αντίστροφο'%20transform='translate(82.1)scale(.94)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M619.4%20512H-112V0h731.4z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230038b8'%20d='M619.4%20115.2H-112V48h731.4zm0%20350.5H-112v-67.2h731.4zm-483-275%20110.1%20191.6L359%20191.6z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='m225.8%20317.8%2020.9%2035.5%2021.4-35.3z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230038b8'%20d='M136%20320.6%20246.2%20129l112.4%20190.8z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='m225.8%20191.6%2020.9-35.5%2021.4%2035.4zM182%20271.1l-21.7%2036%2041-.1-19.3-36zm-21.3-66.5%2041.2.3-19.8%2036.3zm151.2%2067%2020.9%2035.5-41.7-.5zm20.5-67-41.2.3%2019.8%2036.3zm-114.3%200L189.7%20256l28.8%2050.3%2052.8%201.2%2032-51.5-29.6-52z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
hebrew:מספר הופכי
italian:reciproco
dutch:omgekeerde
swedish:reciprok
thai:ตัวผกผันการคูณ
See also
inverses (adj.)