reverse:1
adjective14th century{ds||1|a|}
- opposite or contrary to a previous or normal condition
- having the back presented to the observer or opponent
- made with one's back to the basketball net
reverse:2
verb
reverse
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14th century{ds|t|1|a|}
- to turn completely about in position or direction
- to turn upside down : invert
- to cause to take an opposite point of view
reverse:3
noun
reverse
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14th century{ds||1||}
- something directly contrary to something else : opposite
- an act or instance of reversing; especially : defeat, setback
- the back part of something; especially : the side of a coin or currency note that is opposite the obverse
reverse discrimination
noun
reverse discrimination
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1964
- discrimination against whites or males (as in employment or education)
reverse engineer
verb
reverse engineer
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1973
- to disassemble and examine or analyze in detail (a product or device) to discover the concepts involved in manufacture usually in order to produce something similar
reverse mortgage
noun
reverse mortgage
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1977
- a mortgage that allows an elderly person to convert home equity into available funds through a line of credit, cash advance, or periodic disbursements to be repaid with interest usually when the borrower dies, moves, or sells the home
reverse osmosis
noun
reverse osmosis
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1921
- the movement of fresh water through a semipermeable membrane when pressure is applied to a solution (such as seawater) on one side of it
reverse Polish notation
noun
reverse Polish notation
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1957
- a system of representing mathematical and logical operations in which the operands precede the operator and which does not require the use of parentheses —called also postfix notation
reverse transcriptase
noun
reverse transcriptase
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1971
- a polymerase especially of retroviruses that catalyzes the formation of DNA using RNA as a template
reverse transcription
noun
reverse transcription
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1971
- the process of synthesizing DNA using RNA as a template and reverse transcriptase as a catalyst
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