| 释义 |
Noun: reversion ri'vurzhun- (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)
- (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
- A reappearance of an earlier characteristic
- atavism, throwback - Turning in the opposite direction
- reverse, reversal, turnabout [N. Amer], turnaround - Returning to a former state
- regression, regress, retrogression, retroversion - A failure to maintain a higher state
- backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reverting
Derived forms: reversions See also: reversionary, revert Type of: change of direction, chromosomal mutation, failure, genetic mutation, interest, mutation, recurrence, reoccurence, reorientation, return, reversal, stake Encyclopedia: Reversion |