contragredient
adjective as in strong fondness
Word Combinations
Example:The speed of an object and the time it takes to travel a fixed distance are contragredient; as one increases, the other decreases.
Definition:A relationship in which one quantity increases as the other decreases.
From inverse relationship
Example:The temperature of a refrigerated substance covaries contragrediently with the passing of time, decreasing as time progresses.
Definition:To vary in a way that is opposite to; to covary inversely.
From covary
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