retroverseadj.

Brit.

/ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)ˈvəːs/, U.S.

/ˌrɛtrəˈvərs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin retrōversus.

Etymology: < classical Latin retrōversus backwards < retrō retro- prefix + versus verse adj. Compare retrorse adj.

Turned, directed, or facing backwards; reversed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inversion > [adjective] > turned the reverse or wrong way

reversedc1390

awkwarda1522

reverteda1616

renversa1652

retroverted1735

retroverse1841

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having backward direction

backward1552

reflexed1595

reverted1658

refluent1741

retroverse1841

rearward1843

revert1854

retral1885

1841 W. A. Leighton Flora of Shropshire 394 Leaves green.., subcordate, dentate, the basal teeth deeper and retroverse.

1887 S. Ferguson Ogham Inscript. 7 Several other retroverse and inverted readings of the same kind.

1909 tr. L. Hopf Human Species ii. 80 A similar case is that of the retroversio tibiæ, a retroverse position of the upper surface of the tibial joint.

1963 Science 8 Nov. 669/3 The maximum salinities..indicate that a retroverse branch of the Guiana Current joined the Equatorial Undercurrent near 38°W.

2005 G. D. Corner in M. L. Seppälä Physical Geogr. Fennoscandia xiii. 245/1 The clearest evidence of watershed migration is provided by retroverse or barbed tributaries.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	retroverse
释义	retroverseadj. Brit. /ˌrɛtrə(ʊ)ˈvəːs/, U.S. /ˌrɛtrəˈvərs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin retrōversus. Etymology: < classical Latin retrōversus backwards < retrō retro- prefix + versus verse adj. Compare retrorse adj. Turned, directed, or facing backwards; reversed. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inversion > [adjective] > turned the reverse or wrong way reversedc1390 awkwarda1522 reverteda1616 renversa1652 retroverted1735 retroverse1841 the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having backward direction backward1552 reflexed1595 reverted1658 refluent1741 retroverse1841 rearward1843 revert1854 retral1885 1841 W. A. Leighton Flora of Shropshire 394 Leaves green.., subcordate, dentate, the basal teeth deeper and retroverse. 1887 S. Ferguson Ogham Inscript. 7 Several other retroverse and inverted readings of the same kind. 1909 tr. L. Hopf Human Species ii. 80 A similar case is that of the retroversio tibiæ, a retroverse position of the upper surface of the tibial joint. 1963 Science 8 Nov. 669/3 The maximum salinities..indicate that a retroverse branch of the Guiana Current joined the Equatorial Undercurrent near 38°W. 2005 G. D. Corner in M. L. Seppälä Physical Geogr. Fennoscandia xiii. 245/1 The clearest evidence of watershed migration is provided by retroverse or barbed tributaries. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1841
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