The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word INVERSES
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What does INVERSES mean?
INVERSES noun- An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned (properly) upside down or inside out or backwards.
- The result of an inversion, particularly:
- A second element which negates a first; in a binary operation, the element for which the binary operation—when applied to both it and an initially given element—yields the operation's identity element, specifically:
- A morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse.
- The winning of the coup in a game of rouge et noir by a card of a color different from that first dealt; the area of the table reserved for bets upon such an outcome.
- (Kiowa-Tanoan) A grammatical number marking that indicates the opposite grammatical number (or numbers) of the default number specification of noun class.
- To compute the bearing and distance between two points.