INVERSE
In"verse, n.
Defn: That which is inverse. Thus the course of human study is the inverse of the course of things in nature. Tatham.
INVERSELY
In*verse"ly, adv.
Defn: In an inverse order or manner; by inversion; — opposed to directly. Inversely proportional. See Directly proportional, under Directly, and Inversion, 4.
INVERSION
In*ver"sion, n. Etym: [L. inversio: cf. F. inversion. See Invert.]
1. The act of inverting, or turning over or backward, or the state of being inverted.
2. A change by inverted order; a reversed position or arrangement of things; transposition. It is just the inversion of an act of Parliament; your lordship first signed it, and then it was passed among the Lords and Commons. Dryden.
3. (Mil.)
Defn: A movement in tactics by which the order of companies in line is inverted, the right being on the left, the left on the right, and so on.
4. (Math.)