Inverse — In*verse , a. [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F. inverse. See {Invert}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; opposed to {direct}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Inverted; having a position or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inverse figures — Inverse In*verse , a. [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F. inverse. See {Invert}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; opposed to {direct}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Inverted; having a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inverse points — Inverse In*verse , a. [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F. inverse. See {Invert}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; opposed to {direct}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Inverted; having a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inverse proportion — Inverse In*verse , a. [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F. inverse. See {Invert}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; opposed to {direct}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Inverted; having a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inverse ratio — Inverse In*verse , a. [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F. inverse. See {Invert}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; opposed to {direct}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Inverted; having a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Inverse synthetic aperture radar — (ISAR) is a technique to generate a two dimensional high resolution image of a target.In situations where other radars display only a single unidentifiable bright moving pixel, the ISAR image is often adequate to discriminate between various… … Wikipedia
Inverse photoemission spectroscopy — (IPES) is a surface science technique used to study the unoccupied electronic structure of surfaces, thin films and adsorbates. A well collimated beam of electrons of a well defined energy (< 20 eV) is directed at the sample. These electrons… … Wikipedia
inverse — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ opposite in position, direction, order, or effect. ► NOUN 1) a thing that is the opposite or reverse of another. 2) Mathematics a reciprocal quantity. DERIVATIVES inversely adverb. ORIGIN Latin inversus, from invertere … English terms dictionary
Inverse agonist — In pharmacology, an inverse agonist is an agent which binds to the same receptor binding site as an agonist for that receptor and reverses constitutive activity of receptors. [cite journal |author=Kenakin T |title=Principles: receptor theory in… … Wikipedia
Inverse Doppler effect — While the usual Doppler effect means that the frequency increases if the observer approaches the source and decreases as they move away from each other the theorists have speculated, since 1943, about the possibility that these rules may be… … Wikipedia