REVERSAL
\ɹɪvˈɜːsə͡l], \ɹɪvˈɜːsəl], \ɹ_ɪ_v_ˈɜː_s_əl]\
Definitions of REVERSAL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy"
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an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
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a decision to reverse an earlier decision
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a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function"
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turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal of the image in the lens"
By Princeton University
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a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy"
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an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
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a decision to reverse an earlier decision
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a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function"
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turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal of the image in the lens"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Intended to reverse; implying reversal.
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The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the reversal of objects by a convex lens.
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A change or overthrowing; as, the reversal of a judgment, which amounts to an official declaration that it is false; the reversal of an attainder, or of an outlawry, by which the sentence is rendered void.
By Oddity Software
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Intended to reverse; implying reversal.
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The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the reversal of objects by a convex lens.
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A change or overthrowing; as, the reversal of a judgment, which amounts to an official declaration that it is false; the reversal of an attainder, or of an outlawry, by which the sentence is rendered void.
By Noah Webster.
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The causing to turn back or move in an opposite direction; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; a causing to stand or lie upside down; a change to an opposite or to a former state; a setting aside or annulling; as, the reversal of a judgment.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald