inverse

adjectivecommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

inverse

learned borrowing from Latin inversus, past participle of invertere ("to invert"). The adjective existed, in the 17th century, in the form invers for the masculine and inverse for the feminine, but has become epicene.

Definitions

mathématiques

Synonym

contraire

Plural

inverses

Translations

  • englishenglish:opposite
  • spanishspanish:inverso
  • japanesejapanese:逆

See also

inverti (adj.) inversif (adj.) verseuse (cn.) verseuse (adj.) inversion (cn.) inversible (adj.) verse (cn.) inversable (adj.) inverser (v.) invertir (v.) reverser (v.) versé (adj.) versement (cn.) verser (v.) verseur (cn.) verseur (adj.) reversement (cn.) inverseur (cn.) versade (cn.) versable (adj.)