Reverse vs. Inverse
Reverseadjective
Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
Reverseadjective
Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.
Reverseadjective
To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
Reverseadjective
Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
Reverseadjective
(botany) Reversed.
Reverseadjective
(genetics) In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.
Reverseadverb
In a reverse way or direction; upside-down.
Reversenoun
The opposite of something.
Reversenoun
The act of going backwards; a reversal.
Reversenoun
A piece of misfortune; a setback.
Reversenoun
The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
Reversenoun
The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
Reversenoun
The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.
Reversenoun
A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
Reversenoun
(surgery) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
Reverseverb
(intransitive) To turn something around such that it faces in the opposite direction.
Reverseverb
(intransitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.
Reverseverb
(intransitive) To transpose the positions of two things.
Reverseverb
(transitive) To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
Reverseverb
To return, come back.
Reverseverb
To turn away; to cause to depart.
Reverseverb
To cause to return; to recall.
Reverseverb
(legal) To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
Reverseverb
(ergative) To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal.
Reverseverb
(chemistry) To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
Reverseverb
To place a set of points in the reverse position
Reverseverb
to move from the normal position to the reverse position
Reverseverb
To overthrow; to subvert.
Reverseadjective
Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method.
Reverseadjective
Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
Reverseadjective
Reversed; as, a reverse shell.
Reversenoun
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.
Reversenoun
That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite.
Reversenoun
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.
Reversenoun
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.
Reversenoun
A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
Reversenoun
A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
Reverseverb
To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart.
Reverseverb
To cause to return; to recall.
Reverseverb
To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
Reverseverb
To turn upside down; to invert.
Reverseverb
Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.
Reverseverb
To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree.
Reverseverb
To return; to revert.
Reverseverb
To become or be reversed.
Reversenoun
a relation of direct opposition;
Reversenoun
the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
Reversenoun
an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
Reversenoun
the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
Reversenoun
(American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
Reversenoun
turning in the opposite direction
Reverseverb
change to the contrary;
Reverseverb
turn inside out or upside down
Reverseverb
rule against;
Reverseverb
annul by recalling or rescinding;
Reverseadjective
directed or moving toward the rear;
Reverseadjective
reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
Reverseadjective
of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle;
Inverseadjective
Opposite in effect, nature or order.
Inverseadjective
Reverse, opposite in order.
Inverseadjective
(botany) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.
Inverseadjective
(mathematics) Having the properties of an inverse; said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity.
Inverseadjective
(geometry) That has the property of being an inverse (the result of a circle inversion of a given point or geometrical figure); that is constructed by circle inversion.
Inverseadjective
Whose every element has an inverse (morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse).
Inversenoun
An inverted state: a state in which something has been turned (properly) upside down or (loosely) inside out or backwards.
Inversenoun
The result of an inversion, particularly:
Inversenoun
The reverse of any procedure or process.
Inversenoun
(mathematics) A ratio etc. in which the antecedents and consequents are switched.
Inversenoun
(geometry) The result of a circle inversion; the set of all such points; the curve described by such a set.
Inversenoun
(logic) The non-truth-preserving proposition constructed by negating both the premise and conclusion of an initially given proposition.
Inversenoun
(mathematics) A second element which negates a first; in a binary operation, the element for which the binary operation—when applied to both it and an initially given element—yields the operation's identity element, specifically:
Inversenoun
(addition) The negative of a given number.
Inversenoun
(multiplication) One divided by a given number.
Inversenoun
(functions) A second function which, when combined with the initially given function, yields as its output any term inputted into the first function.
Inversenoun
(category theory) A morphism which is both a left inverse and a right inverse.
Inversenoun
(card games) The winning of the coup in a game of rouge et noir by a card of a color different from that first dealt; the area of the table reserved for bets upon such an outcome.
Inversenoun
A grammatical number marking that indicates the opposite grammatical number (or numbers) of the default number specification of noun class.
Inverseverb
(surveying) To compute the bearing and distance between two points.
Inverseadjective
Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; - opposed to direct.
Inverseadjective
Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment the reverse of that which is usual.
Inverseadjective
Opposite in nature and effect; - said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x means the arc or angle whose sine is x.
Inversenoun
That which is inverse.
Inversenoun
something inverted in sequence or character or effect;
Inverseadjective
reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
Inverseadjective
opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity ;
