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reverser|rɪˈvɜːsə(r)|
[f. reverse v. + -er1.]
1. a. One who or that which reverses (in various senses of the transitive verb).
a1743Ld. Hervey in Dodsley Collect. Poems (1782) IV. 100 Dreams, the kind reversers of my pain. 1868Coffin tr. Ligouri's Glories of Mary 87 Reverser of misfortunes,..listen to my prayers. 1874Thearle Naval Archit. 101 No reverser is required with this template. 1882–3Schaff Encycl. Relig. Knowl. 1470 Manu, ‘the great, the reverser of fate’.
b. A control used to bring about reversal of the direction of motion of a vehicle; esp. a switch which changes the connections of electric traction motors to this end.
1905Ashe & Keiley Electric Railways vi. 111 The function of the reverser..is to perform the proper connections of armature and field terminals, depending upon whether a forward or backward motion of the car is desired. 1927R. E. Dickinson Electric Trains iv. 62 The Reverser in multiple unit controls is usually in the form of a rocking arm carrying the contacts and making electrical connection with suitable fingers for reversing the direction of motion of a group of two motors. 1972Railway World Oct. 449 Grif altered the regulator setting from time to time, but had no reverser with which to contend.
c. = thrust reverser s.v. thrust n. 8.
1967D. P. Davies Handling Big Jets iv. 59 With a reverser efficiency of 50% the net change will be from 1,000 lbs. forwards to 500 lb. reverse.
2. Sc. Law. One who borrows money on security of land; a mortgager.
1754Erskine Princ. Sc. Law (1809) 91 Wadsets, upon redemption by the reverser. a1768― Inst. Law Scot. ii. viii. §3 The debtor, who receives the money, and grants the wadset, is called the reverser because he is intitled to the right of reversion. 1838W. Bell Dict. Law Scot. 1030 The lender is called the wadsetter, and the borrower the reverser. |