conversely, adv.
(ˈkɒnvɜːslɪ, kənˈvɜːslɪ)
[f. converse a.2 + -ly2.]
In the converse manner or order; as the converse; by conversion.
| 1806 Hutton Course Math. I. 278 Conversely, if the two angles abc, abd, on both sides of the line ab, make up together two right angles, then cb and bd form one continued right line cd. 1845 M{supc}Culloch Taxation Introd. (1852) 15 The greater the expenses of governments, the deeper must they encroach on the incomes or capitals of those who pay taxes, and conversely. 1875 Jowett Plato (ed. 2) I. 325 A thing is not seen because it is visible, but conversely, visible because it is seen. 1884 Bower & Scott De Bary's Phaner. 491 Succeeding one another from above downwards or conversely. |