obverse

[ noun ob-vurs; adjective ob-vurs, ob-vurs ]
/ noun ˈɒb vɜrs; adjective ɒbˈvɜrs, ˈɒb vɜrs /
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noun

the side of a coin, medal, flag, etc., that bears the principal design (opposed to reverse).
the front or principal surface of anything.
a counterpart.
Logic. a proposition obtained from another by obversion.

adjective

Origin of obverse

1650–60; < Latin obversus turned toward or against (past participle of obvertere), equivalent to ob- ob- + vert(ere) to turn + -tus past participle suffix, with tt > s

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH obverse

converse inverse obverse reverse

Words nearby obverse

obuda, obulg., obumbrant, obumbrate, obv, obverse, obversion, obvert, obviate, obvious, obviously

Words related to obverse

front, counterpart, complement, face

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British Dictionary definitions for obverse

obverse
/ (ˈɒbvɜːs) /

adjective

facing or turned towards the observer
forming or serving as a counterpart
(of certain plant leaves) narrower at the base than at the top

noun

a counterpart or complement
the side of a coin that bears the main design or device Compare reverse (def. 15)
logic a categorial proposition derived from another by replacing the original predicate by its negation and changing the proposition from affirmative to negative or vice versa, as no sum is correct from every sum is incorrect

Derived forms of obverse

obversely, adverb

Word Origin for obverse

C17: from Latin obversus turned towards, past participle of obvertere, from ob- to + vertere to turn