Dictionary

obverse en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /əbˈvɝs/ (General-American)
• /ˈɑb.vɚs/ (General-American)
• /ɑbˈvɝs/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin obversus, 1650s.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Turned or facing toward the observer.
   • The obverse side of the gravestone has the inscription.
2. (not-comparable) Corresponding; complementary.
   • When you speak clearly, people understand you. If you don't mumble, the obverse effect is observed.
3. (not-comparable) Having the base, or end next to the attachment, narrower than the top.
   • an obverse leaf

Deriveds

obversely

Synonyms

presenting · like · parallel · reciprocal · analogous · facing

Translations (17)

bg лицев (turned or facing toward the observer) · fr face (turned or facing toward the observer) · pt oposto (corresponding; complementary) · ca anvers (turned or facing toward the observer) · es anverso (turned or facing toward the observer) · uk аверсний (turned or facing toward the observer) · no vendt fram (turned or facing toward the observer) · nl voorkant (turned or facing toward the observer) · it opposto (corresponding; complementary) · fr avers (turned or facing toward the observer) · io averso (turned or facing toward the observer) · ru лицевой (turned or facing toward the observer) · uk лицьовий (turned or facing toward the observer) · ru фронтальный (turned or facing toward the observer) · vi phải (turned or facing toward the observer) · ru аверсный (turned or facing toward the observer) · it dritto (turned or facing toward the observer)

obverse en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /əbˈvɝs/ (General-American)
• /ˈɑb.vɚs/ (General-American)
• /ɑbˈvɝs/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin obversus, 1650s.

Meanings

1. The heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design.
   • The medal had a cross on the obverse and had a name inscribed on the reverse.
2. A proposition obtained by obversion.
   • White racism says that all black people are the same, with no right to or understanding of these words. Too much of what I have seen of black society simply assumes the obverse, that black people should have no interest in these words, that these words are irrelevant to or destructive of "black culture." 1986, Reginald Shepherd, “On Not Being White”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 48:

Forms

Antonyms

reverse

Translations (24)

es anverso (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · cy ochr flaen (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · pl awers (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · bg лице (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · fr avers (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · vi mặt phải (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · no forside (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · bg лицева страна (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · it lato principale (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · de Avers (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · de Kopf (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · de Vorderseite (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · it testa (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · ga aghaidh boinn (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · ca anvers (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · it faccia anteriore (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · de Bildseite (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · cs líc (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · uk аверс (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · ru аверс (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · fr face (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · nl voorzijde (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · it dritto (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal) · rgn lètra (the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal)