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re·verse       [ri-vurs] Pronunciation Key adjective, noun, verb, -versed, -vers·ing.
–adjective
1.opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
2.with the back or rear part toward the observer: the reverse side of a fabric.
3.pertaining to or producing movement in a mechanism opposite to that made under ordinary running conditions: a reverse gear; a reverse turbine.
4.acting in a manner opposite or contrary to that which is usual, as an appliance or apparatus.
5.noting or pertaining to an image like that seen in a mirror; backward; reversed.
6.noting or pertaining to printed matter in which what is normally white, as the page of a book, appears as black, and vice versa.
–noun
7.the opposite or contrary of something.
8.the back or rear of anything.
9.Numismatics.
a.the side of a coin, medal, etc., that does not bear the principal design (opposed to obverse).
b.the side of an ancient coin that was struck by the upper die.
10.an adverse change of fortune; a misfortune, check, or defeat: to meet with an unexpected reverse.
11.Machinery.
a.the condition of being reversed: to throw an engine into reverse.
b.a reversing mechanism.
12.Football. a play on offense in which one back running laterally hands the ball to another back who is running in the opposite direction and who then makes either an end run or a cutback.
13.Bridge. reverse bid.
14.Printing. printed matter in which areas that normally appear as white are printed in black, and vice versa.
–verb (used with object)
15.to turn in an opposite position; transpose: The printer accidently reversed two chapters of the book.
16.to turn in the opposite direction; send on the opposite course.
17.to turn inside out or upside down.
18.to change the direction of running of (a mechanism).
19.to cause (a mechanism) to run in a direction opposite to that in which it commonly runs.
20.to revoke or annul (a decree, judgment, etc.): to reverse a verdict.
21.to alter to the opposite in character or tendency; change completely.
22.to turn in the opposite order: to reverse the process of evolution.
23.Printing. to print as a reverse.
–verb (used without object)
24.to shift into reverse gear: The driver drove forward, then reversed.
25.(of a mechanism) to be reversed.
26.to turn or move in the opposite or contrary direction, as in dancing.
27.Bridge. to make a reverse bid.
[Origin: 1275–1325; (n.) ME revers < OF < L reversus, ptp. of revertere to revert (see verse); (v.) ME reversen < OF reverser < LL reversāre, freq. of revertere]

—Related forms
re·vers·ed·ly       [ri-vur-sid-lee, -vurst-lee] Pronunciation Key, adverb
re·verse·ly, adverb
re·vers·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. converse. See opposite. 7. converse, counterpart. 10. mishap, misadventure, affliction. 15, 17. Reverse, invert agree in meaning to change into a contrary position, order, or relation. To reverse is to place or move something so that it is facing in the opposite direction from the one faced previously: to reverse from right to left; to reverse a decision. To invert is to turn upside down: to invert a stamp in printing; to invert a bowl over a plate. 20. repeal, veto, countermand, rescind, overthrow.
—Antonyms 1. same.
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re·verse       (rĭ-vûrs')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
    1. Turned backward in position, direction, or order.
    2. Having the back showing or in view of the observer.
  2. Moving, acting, or organized in a manner contrary to the usual.
  3. Causing backward movement: a reverse gear.
  4. Printing Printed in such a way that the normally colored part appears white against a colored or black background.

n.  
  1. The opposite or contrary: All along we thought Sue was older than Bill, but just the reverse was true.
    1. The back or rear part.
    2. The side of a coin or medal that does not carry the principal design; the verso.
    3. A mechanism, such as a gear in a motor vehicle, that is used to reverse movement.
    4. The position or operating condition of such a mechanism.
    5. Movement in an opposite direction.
  3. A change to an opposite position, condition, or direction.
  4. A change in fortune from better to worse; a setback: suffered financial reverses.
    1. A mechanism, such as a gear in a motor vehicle, that is used to reverse movement.
    2. The position or operating condition of such a mechanism.
    3. Movement in an opposite direction.
  6. Football An offensive play in which a back running in one direction executes a handoff to a back running in the opposite direction.

v.   re·versed, re·vers·ing, re·vers·es

v.   tr.
  1. To turn around to the opposite direction.
  2. To turn inside out or upside down.
  3. To exchange the positions of; transpose.
  4. Law To revoke or annul (a decision or decree, for example).
    1. To cause to adopt a contrary viewpoint.
    2. To change to the opposite: reversed their planned course of action.
  6. To cause (an engine or a mechanism) to function in reverse.

v.   intr.
  1. To turn or move in the opposite direction.
  2. To reverse the action of an engine.


[Middle English revers, from Old French, from Latin reversus, past participle of revertere, to turn back; see revert.]

re·verse'ly adv., re·vers'er n.
Synonyms: These verbs mean to change to the opposite position, direction, or course. Reverse implies a complete turning about to a contrary position: reversed the placement of the sofa and chairs.
To invert is basically to turn something upside down or inside out, but the term may imply placing something in a reverse order: inverted the glass; invert subject and verb to form an interrogative.
Transpose applies to altering position in a sequence by reversing or changing the order: often misspells receive by transposing the e and the i.

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reversed

adjective
1. turned inside out and resewn; "the reversed collar looked as good as new" 
2. turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters" [syn: converse] 

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reversed

Fault\, n. 1. (Elec.) A defective point in an electric circuit due to a crossing of the parts of the conductor, or to contact with another conductor or the earth, or to a break in the circuit.

2. (Geol. & Mining) A dislocation caused by a slipping of rock masses along a plane of facture; also, the dislocated structure resulting from such slipping.

Note: The surface along which the dislocated masses have moved is called the

fault plane. When this plane is vertical, the fault is a

vertical fault; when its inclination is such that the present relative position of the two masses could have been produced by the sliding down, along the fault plane, of the mass on its upper side, the fault is a

normal, or gravity, fault. When the fault plane is so inclined that the mass on its upper side has moved up relatively, the fault is then called a

reverse (or reversed), thrust, or overthrust, fault. If no vertical displacement has resulted, the fault is then called a

horizontal fault. The linear extent of the dislocation measured on the fault plane and in the direction of movement is the

displacement; the vertical displacement is the

throw; the horizontal displacement is the

heave. The direction of the line of intersection of the fault plane with a horizontal plane is the

trend of the fault. A fault is a

strike fault when its trend coincides approximately with the strike of associated strata (i.e., the line of intersection of the plane of the strata with a horizontal plane); it is a

dip fault when its trend is at right angles to the strike; an

oblique fault when its trend is oblique to the strike. Oblique faults and dip faults are sometimes called

cross faults. A series of closely associated parallel faults are sometimes called

step faults and sometimes

distributive faults.

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