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• Inverse proportion — Proportion Pro*por tion, n. [F., fr. L. proportio; pro before + portio part or share. See {Portion}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative… …   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 proportion — (also inverse ratio) ► NOUN ▪ a relation between two quantities such that one increases in proportion as the other decreases …   English terms dictionary

• inverse proportion — inverse ratio, relationship between values such that as one increases the other decreases in a proportionate fashion …   English contemporary dictionary

• inverse proportion — (also inverse ratio) noun a relation between two quantities such that one increases in proportion as the other decreases …   English new terms dictionary

• inverse proportion — noun : the relation between two inversely proportional quantities …   Useful english dictionary

• inverse — in‧verse [ˌɪnˈvɜːs◂ ǁ ɜːrs◂] adjective in inverse proportion/​relation to something used for saying that one thing increases at the same rate as another related thing gets smaller: • Stocks moved in inverse relation to oil prices throughout the… …   Financial and business terms

• Proportion — Pro*por tion, n. [F., fr. L. proportio; pro before + portio part or share. See {Portion}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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