Inversely
['ɪnvɜːslɪ] or [ɪn'vɝslɪ]
Definition
(adv.) in an inverse or contrary manner; 'inversely related'; 'wavelength and frequency are, of course, related reciprocally'- F.A.Geldard.
Typist: Ruth--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In an inverse order or manner; by inversion; -- opposed to directly.
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Examples
- The volume of gas discharged from a pipe is directly proportional to the square of its diameter, and inversely as the square of its length. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- This was that at any given temperature of a gas which is at rest its volume varies inversely with the pressure put upon it. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- With this observation was coupled the reflection that heat passes from a body of a higher temperature to one of a lower, and not inversely. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The feelings of husband and wife varied, in some measure, inversely with their positions. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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