INVERSELY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inversely mean? 

• INVERSELY (adverb)
  The adverb INVERSELY has 1 sense:

1. in an inverse or contrary manner

  Familiarity information: INVERSELY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INVERSELY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In an inverse or contrary manner

Synonyms:

inversely; reciprocally

Context example:

wavelength and frequency are, of course, related reciprocally

Pertainym:

reciprocal (of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function)

 Context examples 

Specific volume is inversely proportional to density.

(Cubic Meter per Kilogram, NCI Thesaurus)

Sleep duration was also inversely related to insulin, insulin resistance and blood glucose.

(An Hour Less Sleep Ups Diabetes Risk, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

It is based on the principle that the resistance to an applied electric current is inversely related to the amount of lean body mass within the body.

(Bioelectric Impedance Analysis, NCI Thesaurus)

Researchers found no evidence of an association between total nut consumption and risk of stroke, but eating peanuts and walnuts was inversely associated with the risk of stroke.

(Eating Regular Variety of Nuts Associated with Lower Risk of Heart Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The extent of copper Cu 62-ATSM retention in tissue is inversely related to the state of tissue oxygenation allowing the quantitation of tissue hypoxia with PET.

(Copper Cu 62-ATSM, NCI Thesaurus)

The extent of (61)Cu-ATSM retention in tissue is inversely related to the state of tissue oxygenation allowing the quantitation of tissue hypoxia with positron emission tomography (PET).

(Copper Cu 61-ATSM, NCI Thesaurus)

On the near side, the sea-wall makes an elbow crooked inversely, and its end too has a lighthouse.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Elevated levels of TGF-beta2 are frequently linked to immunosuppression in cancer patients and may be inversely correlated with prognosis in patients with NSCLC.

(Belagenpumatucel-L, NCI Thesaurus)

Surprisingly, using the same approach to remove ROS in normal heart cells led to mitochondria that were four times as large as normal, suggesting that ROS levels are inversely proportional to mitochondria size.

(Excess Fat Disrupts Heart Cell's Energy System, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

HDL cholesterol concentration is inversely related to the risk of coronary artery disease.

(CETP 1 Allele, NCI Thesaurus)