v
Alternative form of change like seasons [(intransitive, simile) To change quickly, inevitably, and without a rationale.]
n
A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.
n
The reversal of a transformation.
adj
(obsolete, past participial) Distinct; separate; secrete; divided.
n
Any abnormal turning, other than inversion
n
The state of being turned inside out.
n
An inversion or reversal of the natural order of things.
n
The reverse of any procedure or process.
n
(computing, dated) A display technique whereby background and foreground colours are interchanged, typically used for highlighting.
n
The action of inverting.
adj
Of, pertaining to or characterised by inversion.
n
Something that inverts, or causes inversion.
n
The act of something being inverted; an inversion.
adj
That changes an orientation.
adj
(sciences, obsolete) Reversed in chirality; flipped
v
(chemistry, intransitive) To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To reverse.
n
A reversal of an exchange.
n
A second or subsequent inversion.
n
A reversal or turning backwards.
n
The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation.
adj
Of or relating to a repercussion.
adj
Of or relating to a repercussion.
n
An opposing action; a reaction
v
To carry out a retrodeformation
n
The act of retroflexing; the state of being retroflexed.
n
(music) A technique where the composer will take the inversion of the tone row, and write that backwards, thus creating a retrograded inversion of the original note row.
n
An instance of reversing.
n
(rare, countable) An act of reversing or a state of being reversed.
adj
(grammar) Implying a reversal.
n
(psychology) The advocacy of one course of action in such a way as to persuade someone to take an opposite course
n
(computing, dated) Inverse video.
adv
In reverse; backwards.
adv
In reverse; backwards.
n
The fact of being turned the reverse way.
adj
Pertaining to reversion.
adj
Pertaining to or characteristic of reversionists.
adj
(linguistics) Designating the reversion of an action.
adj
Reverting, or tending to revert; returning.
adj
Of or pertaining to revocation; revocative; tending to revoke or recall.
n
A situation in which someone adopts a role the reverse of that they normally assume in relation to someone else, who typically assumes their role in exchange.
n
A form of joke that reverses the subject and object of an ordinary statement, claiming to describe the situation in Soviet Russia, e.g. "In Soviet Russia, television watches you!"
n
a separation into parts; a division or severance
adv
The same but with the things or people mentioned in reverse order.
adv
The same but with the mentioned things or people in reverse order or position.
n
(mathematics) an operation that transforms a physical system undergoing a sequence of events into one in which the events take place in the reverse sequence
n
The reversal of a conversion; a change back to a previous format.
n
Synonym of dedentation (“reversal of indentation”)
n
(figuratively, humorous) A notional card that can suddenly reverse a situation when played.
n
The process of unreversing something.
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