conversely
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4ADJ.
hard-pressed, proportional, specific
VERB + CONVERSELY
hand, means, participate
CONVERSELY + NOUN
refugees, rivals, security
ADV.
reciprocally, thus
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With a reversed relationship.
If two parallelograms, which have one angle of the one equal to one angle of the other, be equal to one another, the sides about the equal angles are reciprocally proportional, and conversely.
Proposition I. If four quantities are proportional, the product of the extremes is equal to the product of the means, and conversely.
From another point of view; on the other hand.
At 123 yards, Royal Troon's par-3 eighth in the shortest hole in the Open Championship rota. Known as the "Postage Stamp," the eighth's distance has produced plenty of aces – most recently, Ernie Els in 2004, but Gene Sarazen's hole-in-one remains the benchmark, as the Squire accomplished said feat at 71 years old. Conversely, the hole is not a walk in the park.
So the issue of unification only comes up when the geometry can no longer be treated as a mere background, or conversely, when the classical theory is no longer accurate. But these circumstances exist (as far as we know) in only two places: the earliest moments of the Big Bang, and the immediate vicinity of singularities hidden behind black hole event horizons.
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6If two parallelograms, which have one angle of the one equal to one angle of the other, be equal to one another, the sides about the equal angles are reciprocally proportional, and conversely.
WiktionaryProposition I. If four quantities are proportional, the product of the extremes is equal to the product of the means, and conversely.
WiktionaryGlasses (perspicua) can be so constructed that objects at a very great distance appear to be quite close at hand, and conversely. Thus we read the smallest letters from an incredible distance, number
Wiktionary2ch, where there are many posts praising specific companies, or, conversely, denigrating their rivals.
Tatoeba · #329436If you think it's a good idea, you should participate. Conversely, if you think it's a bad idea, you should let him know.
Tatoeba · #2383021Conversely, hard-pressed refugees talk of discrimination, exploitation by landlords and even greater abuses flowing from local resentment.
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