inversely
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5.8
- adverb
- /ɪnˈvɜrslɪ/
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inversamente
- The energy spacing between adjacent gamma lines is inversely proportional to the moment of inertia.
- inversely related
- inversely proportional
- inversely associated
And this is clearly something that is inversely proportional to K.
- And this is clearly something that is inversely proportional to K.
- I've found expense to be inversely correlated to enjoyment generally.
- And in fact, it seems sometimes to be inversely correlated to contentedness or a feeling of peace or happiness.
- The probability that you can assign to the symbol is inversely proportional to the information carried by the symbol.
- Guilt inversely correlated with those things.
- So what's really interesting is she says that this is a tension inversely symmetrical with the existential and more painful tension.
Examples
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All three studies have also reported that age is inversely related to burnout.
Academic text (1999) -
The number of theories in a field usually inversely reflects the state of knowledge in that field.
Academic text (1992) -
The temperature is inversely proportional to the mass.
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The charge is inversely proportional to the mass.
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Random changes occur in all populations at a rate inversely proportional to the effective population size.
Academic text (1991) -
Support for the opposition appears to be inversely correlated with professional training.
Academic text (1992) -
The relative importance of personal spiritual beliefs will be inversely associated with the frequency of alcohol consumption.
Academic text (2008) -
Involvement in school and enjoyment of school-related activities have been inversely related to substance use.
Academic text (2011) -
The first is Bernoulli's principle: fluid pressure is inversely related to fluid velocity; as velocity increases, pressure decreases.
Academic text (2012) -
As the number of hours spent studying increases, the amount of time left for leisure activities decreases inversely.
Synonyms
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6.5
In a way that is the opposite of what was expected
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7.2
In the opposite way
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5.8
It happens the other way or on the other side
In an opposite way so one thing goes up while the other goes down
In a way that is the opposite of what was said
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inversely comes from Latin parts in- ('in' or 'into') and vertere ('to turn'), so it originally meant 'turned the other way' and you can see the same idea in the word reverse. That's why inversely now means 'in an opposite way', for example when one thing goes up and another goes down.