inversely
/ɪnˈvɜrsli/
adverb
- In a way that is opposite in direction, order, or effect.
- In a seesaw, the heavier person goes down while the lighter person goes up inversely.
- As the temperature rises, the density of the gas changes inversely.
- The number of hours you spend practicing is inversely related to the number of mistakes you make.
- In a way that shows a reverse relationship between two quantities, so that when one increases the other decreases.
- If you double the distance, the gravitational force decreases inversely by a factor of four.
- In physics, pressure and volume are inversely proportional at a constant temperature.
- The speed of a car and the time needed to travel a fixed distance vary inversely.
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