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
noun1971
- 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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