inverse

BrE /ˈɪn.vɜːs/ AmE /ˈɪn.vərs/

adjective / noun en → es

1 OPPOSITE [adjective] B2

opposite in position, direction, order, etc.

inverso, contrario

  • the inverse of something

Collocations inverse relationship · inverse proportion

  • The inverse of clockwise is anticlockwise.

    El inverso de horario es antihorario.

2 MATH [noun] C1

in mathematics, a number or quantity that when multiplied by another number equals one; the reciprocal of a fraction is obtained by reversing its numerator and denominator.

recíproco, inverso (en matemáticas)

  • the inverse of something

Collocations inverse function · multiplicative inverse

  • The multiplicative inverse of 5 is 0.2.

    El recíproco de 5 es 0,2.