obverse
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
obverse (not comparable)
- Turned or facing toward the observer.
- Synonyms: facing, presenting
- The obverse side of the gravestone has the inscription.
- Corresponding; complementary.
- Synonyms: analogous, like, parallel, reciprocal
- When you speak clearly, people understand you. If you don't mumble, the obverse effect is observed.
- (botany) Having the base, or end next to the attachment, narrower than the top.
- an obverse leaf
Translations[edit]
turned or facing toward the observer
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Noun[edit]
obverse (plural obverses)
- The heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design.
- Antonym: reverse
- The medal had a cross on the obverse and had a name inscribed on the reverse.
- (logic) A proposition obtained by obversion, e.g. All men are mortal => No man is immortal.
Translations[edit]
the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal
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Participle[edit]
obverse