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vice versa

[vahy-suh vur-suh, vahys, vahy-see] / ˈvaɪ sə ˈvɜr sə, ˈvaɪs, ˈvaɪ si /
ADVERB
with the order reversed
Synonyms
WEAK
about-face again backwards contra contrarily contrariwise contrary conversely far from it in reverse inversely mutatis mutandis on the contrary oppositely reversed the opposite way the other way around turn about upside down

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As electrical conductivity rose, thermal conductivity dropped, and vice versa.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The technology is used in optical transceivers, which convert electrical signals into light pulses and vice versa to transmit data between hardware in data centers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

If patients have bad side effects when taking a statin, a scan can help tell them if they are low risk and don’t need more aggressive therapy or vice versa, says Blaha.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

A falling base rate is likely to mean a reduction in the returns offered to savers by banks and building societies and vice versa.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

All those features make low-latitude plants poorly adapted to high-latitude conditions, and vice versa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond