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    [Adjective]  | "in*verse" | \ (ˌ)in-ˈvərs \


    1: opposite in order, nature, or effect

    2: being an inverse function


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, turned upside down, from Latin inversus, from past participle of invertere;

    [Noun]  | "inverse" 


    1: something of a contrary nature or quality : opposite, reverse

    2: a proposition or theorem formed by contradicting both the subject and predicate or both the hypothesis and conclusion of a given proposition or theorem

    3: inverse function; also : an operation (such as subtraction) that undoes the effect of another operation


    Origin: 1658 ;

    [Noun]  | "inverse function" 


    1: a function that is derived from a given function by interchanging the two variables


    Origin: 1813 ;

    [Noun]  | "inverse square law" 


    1: a statement in physics: a given physical quantity (such as illumination) varies with the distance from the source inversely as the square of the distance


    Origin: 1921 ;

    [Noun]  | "inverse variation" 


    1: mathematical relationship between two variables which can be expressed by an equation in which the product of two variables is equal to a constant

    2: an equation or function expressing inverse variation


    Origin: 1936 ;

    [Noun]  | "additive inverse" 


    1: a number that when added to a given number gives zero


    Origin: 1939 ;

    [Noun]  | "multiplicative inverse" 


    1: an element of a mathematical set that when multiplied by a given element yields the identity element —called also reciprocal


    Origin: 1958 ;

    [Noun]  | "inverse" 


    1: something that is formed by inverting something else;


      * e.g., " ... the inverse of your argument "





     [ "Inversion" ]

    1: When you take a sentence or phrase that someone has said (possibly an insult) and twist it back around to insult or threaten them.

      * e.g.,  ...  Cody: Henry, your entire family is gay. 


     [ "Inversion" ]

    2: Sometimes extremely funny, other times extremly lame. Lame when you just switch the subject (Example 1) and ultra-hilarious when used against figures of authority (Example 2).

      * e.g.,  ...  Henry: No, your entire family is gay! 

     [ "inversion" ]

    1: a form of the alphabet where it is inverted half way through

      * e.g.,  ... with inversion colin becomes XLORM 


     [ "inversion" ]

    2: therefore a b c d e f g h i j k l m


     [ "inversion" ]

    3: z y x w v u t s r q p o n so a=z g=t s=h the result is always in capitals

     [ "Inversation" ]

    1: an interesting conversation

      * e.g.,  ... "had an inversation with craig last night" 

     [ "Inversity" ]

    1: Shorthand for the Inclusion and Diversity groups, strategy, departments in corporations and organizations

      * e.g.,  ... I really enjoyed the lecture salary equality, sponsored by the Inversity Department. 

     [ "inversion" ]

    1: When the penis, due to cold or extreme revulsion, retreats back into the body. An uber soft-on.

      * e.g.,  ... That Noelene bitch is so ugly she gave me an inversion. My dick's in hiding! 

     [ "inversal" ]

    1: the act of making something something inverted. synonym: inverting

      * e.g.,  ... the groom went up the aisle in his stunning white dress to meet his bride in her handsome tuxedo . "well that was an inversal of my gender expectations..." 

     [ "Inverse Optie" ]

    1: a y=2x+1 bootie! It goes towards the center of her body. It is either so flat that it makes her neck, back, and knees connect or it is never seen by the eye when she has leggins on.

      * e.g.,  ... Her ass is so flat is isnt even visible. INVERSE OPTIE DOE..... 

     [ "Inverse Wink" ]

    1: A flirtatious action where one begins with both eyes closed, opens just one eye with a flirty smile (looks the same as traditional flirtatious winking), and then returns to having both eyes closed.

      * e.g.,  ... She was trying everything to get his attention but traditional flirting was inadequate; therefore she tried an inverse wink, his attention was caught, and they are now married. 

     [ "Inverse date" ]

    1: A date that begins with sexual intercourse, first, to reduce sexual tension and increase the overall enjoyment of the dating experience.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy: Why don't we just stay in tonight...? 

     [ "inverse snobbery" ]

    1: Thinking you're better than other people because you're working class, have a regional accent, don't use big words, read tabloid papers, or for other reasons which are opposite to those which would be involved in "snobbery" in the usual sense.

      * e.g.,  ... The argument that people who live in "rough" areas are the only ones who "know" about crime and that everyone else should shut up is just an example of inverse snobbery. 

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