英语词汇“obverse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

facing the observer or opponent

said of a leaf: with the base narrower than the top

constituting a counterpart or complement

obversely adv

[Latin obversus, past part. of obvertere to turn towards, from ob- + vertere to turn]

the side of a coin, medal, etc that bears the principal design and lettering and is regarded as the front: compare reverse³

the side of a coin, medal, or currency note that bears the principal design and lettering and is regarded as the front: compare reverse³

the more conspicuous of two possible sides or aspects

a counterpart to a fact or truth

in logic, a proposition that can be directly inferred from another by denying the opposite of it

‘All dogs are animals’ and ‘No dogs are not animals’ are obverses