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Definition inverse in American English

inverse adjective

adjective
/ɪnˈvɜrs/
1

changing in the opposite way to something else, especially in position, size, or amount

Example

The human population was growing in inverse proportion to that of the lions and elephants (=as one increased, the other decreased).

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Definition inverse in American English