reverse
2
5.1
- noun
- /rɪˈvɜrs/
- Specialized
- And you have Athena on the obverse and on the reverse you have a victory.
Examples
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This is the reverse side of all this markering.
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On the famous reverse, pictured here, we see two daggers and Eidmar, the Ides of March.
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I was so surprised by its ending that I looked for more on the reverse of the page.
Fiction book (1990) -
The text on the reverse concludes:
Academic text (2007) -
Below, a silver coin showing the head of Apollo and a flying dove on the reverse, found at the Helike Classical site.
Academic text (2004) -
The obverse shows St. Michael slaying the devil; the reverse shows the ship of state representing the body politic.
Academic text (2011) -
The enigmatic scene on the reverse can be understood as a clever imitation of these representations adapted to Filarete's own position and accomplishment.
Academic text (2012) -
On the reverse of the coin, there is an intricate design of a soaring eagle.
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The reverse features an image of the country's national flower, beautifully engraved.
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If you look closely, the reverse of the medal has the year it was minted inscribed.
Synonyms
48
4.1
The other side of something that shows a different, often negative, effect
22
1.6
The rear side of something like a building or card
1
9.9
The side of a coin or medal opposite the front design
Antonyms
2
7.8
The front side of something, or its opposite in a pair, for example a coin's portrait side
Compounds
- Specialized
2
4.5
A process that makes water clean by forcing it through a thin layer to stop salt and dirt
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2
8.2
A running play in American football where the ball is handed twice, each time changing direction
- Specialized
1
6.3
An enzyme that makes DNA from RNA, often used by viruses like HIV
- Specialized
1
8.2
Reduce the number of a company's shares so each share is worth more without changing total investment value
- Specialized
1
6.6
An HIV drug that joins viral DNA and stops the enzyme that copies the virus
- Specialized
1
5.7
A drug that stops an enzyme viruses like HIV use to copy their genes
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1
7.9
A company action that combines its shares so each is worth more but the total value stays the same
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1
9.5
A drug that stops HIV changing its genetic material and is used with other medicines
- Specialized
1
8.3
A break in rock where one side moves up when the land is pushed together
- Specialized
A way to write math with numbers before the sign so no parentheses
- Jargon
A position on rings where a gymnast hangs upside down with hips bent and legs straight
Surface Forms
Morphology
reverse = verse (semi-transparent) = re + verse
The sense 'back side' is derived from the idea of turning/being on the other side, but learners may not connect this to the obscure root meaning.
Etymology
Reverse comes from the Latin parts re- ('back') and vertere ('to turn'), so it literally means 'turn back' or the 'back' side. That is why the reverse of a coin is the side opposite the main design.