Reversal(a.) Intended to reverse; implying reversal.
Reversal(n.) The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the reversal of objects by a convex lens.
Reversal(n.) A change or overthrowing; as, the reversal of a judgment, which amounts to an official declaration that it is false; the reversal of an attainder, or of an outlawry, by which the sentence is rendered void.
Reverse(a.) Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method.
Reverse(a.) Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
Reverse(a.) Reversed; as, a reverse shell.
Reverse(a.) That which appears or is presented when anything, as a lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or turned contrary to its natural direction.
Reverse(a.) That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite.
Reverse(a.) The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence, total change in circumstances or character; especially, a change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse.
Reverse(a.) The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See Obverse.
Reverse(a.) A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
Reverse(a.) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
Reverse(a.) To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart.
Reverse(a.) To cause to return; to recall.
Reverse(a.) To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
Reverse(a.) To turn upside down; to invert.
Reverse(a.) Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.
Reverse(a.) To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree.
Reverse(v. i.) To return; to revert.
Reverse(v. i.) To become or be reversed.
Reversed(a.) Turned side for side, or end for end; changed to the contrary; specifically (Bot. & Zool.), sinistrorse or sinistral; as, a reversed, or sinistral, spiral or shell.
Reversed(a.) Annulled and the contrary substituted; as, a reversed judgment or decree.
Reversed(imp. & p. p.) of Reverse
Reversedly(adv.) In a reversed way.
Reversely(adv.) In a reverse manner; on the other hand; on the opposite.
Reverser(n.) One who reverses.
Reversibility(n.) The quality of being reversible.
Reversible(a.) Capable of being reversed; as, a chair or seat having a reversible back; a reversible judgment or sentence.
Reversible(a.) Hence, having a pattern or finished surface on both sides, so that either may be used; -- said of fabrics.
Reversibly(adv.) In a reversible manner.
Reversing(a.) Serving to effect reversal, as of motion; capable of being reversed.
Reversing(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reverse
Reversion(n.) The act of returning, or coming back; return.
Reversion(n.) That which reverts or returns; residue.
Reversion(n.) The returning of an esttate to the grantor or his heirs, by operation of law, after the grant has terminated; hence, the residue of an estate left in the proprietor or owner thereof, to take effect in possession, by operation of law, after the termination of a limited or less estate carved out of it and conveyed by him.
Reversion(n.) Hence, a right to future possession or enjoiment; succession.
Reversion(n.) A payment which is not to be received, or a benefit which does not begin, until the happening of some event, as the death of a living person.
Reversion(n.) A return towards some ancestral type or character; atavism.
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