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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Obverse \Ob*verse"\ ([o^]b*v[~e]rs"), a. [L. obversus, p. p. of
     obvertere. See Obvert.]
     Having the base, or end next the attachment, narrower than
     the top, as a leaf.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Obverse \Ob"verse\ ([o^]b"v[~e]rs), n. [Cf. F. obverse, obvers.
     See Obverse, a.]
     1. The face of a coin which has the principal image or
        inscription upon it; -- the other side being the
        reverse.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Anything necessarily involved in, or answering to,
        another; the more apparent or conspicuous of two possible
        sides, or of two corresponding things.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The fact that it [a belief] invariably exists being
              the obverse of the fact that there is no alternative
              belief.                               --H. Spencer.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Obverse \Ob*verse"\, a. [L. obversus, p. p. of obvertere. See
     Obvert.]
     Having the base, or end next the attachment, narrower than
     the top, as a leaf.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Obverse \Ob"verse\, n. [Cf.F. obverse, obvers. See Obverse,
     a.]
     1. The face of a coin which has the principal image or
        inscription upon it; -- the other side being the reverse.
  
     2. Anything necessarily involved in, or answering to,
        another; the more apparent or conspicuous of two possible
        sides, or of two corresponding things.
  
              The fact that it [a belief] invariably exists being
              the obverse of the fact that there is no alternative
              belief.                               --H. Spencer.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  obverse
       n 1: the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides;
            "the obverse of this issue"
       2: the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or
          design [ant: reverse]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  obverse
     Αγγλικά a.
     πρόσθιος, μπροστινός, εμπρόσθιος
     Αγγλικά n.
     μέτωπο, πρόσθια, μπροστινή όψη

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  obverse
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la obversus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  obverse
     a.
     1 turned or facing toward the observer.
     2 corresponding; complementary.
     3 (lb en botany) Having the base, or end next to the attachment,
  narrower than the top.
     n.
     1 The ''heads'' side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that
  has the principal design.
     2 (lb en logic) A proposition obtained by obversion, e.g. ''All men
  are mortal'' => ''No man is immortal''.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  obverse
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la obversus  voc m s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  obverse
     Latin part.p.
     (inflection of la obversus  voc m s)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  obverse
     Englanti a.
     1 kruunapuoli; etupuoli
     2 päinvastainen, käänteinen, kääntö-
     Englanti n.
     1 kruunapuoli, etupuoli
     2 (kuva) kääntöpuoli, vastakohta

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  obverse
     Engelska a.
     motsatt
     Engelska n.
     1 framsida
     2 motsats

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Obverse /ˈɒbvɜːs/
  الوجه

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  obverse /ˈɒbvɜːs/ 
  лицев
  turned or facing toward the observer

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  obverse /ˈɒbvɜːs/ 
  лице, лицева страна
  the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  obverse /ˈɒbvɜːs/ 
  protějšek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  obverse /ˈɒbvɜːs/ 
  protiklad

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  obverse /ˈɒbvɜːs/
  Gegenstück 
           Note: zu
           Note: of

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  obverse /ˈɒbvɜːs/
  Schauseite 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  obverse /ˈɒbvɜːs/
  Vorderseite , Bildseite , Avers 
           Note: einer Münze
           Note: of a coin

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  obverse /ˈɒbvɜːs/ 
  1. उलट
        "The obverse of rudencss is goliteness."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  obverse /ˈɒbvɜːs/
  avers, lice, prednja strana zastave, prednjica

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  obverse /ˈɒbvɜːs/ 
  vendt fram
  turned or facing toward the observer

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  obverse /ˈɒbvɜːs/ 
  forside
  the heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  obverse /ˈɒbvɜːs/
  1. yüzü bakan kimseye dönük
  2. (bot.) dibi tepesinden daha dar.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  obverse /ˈɒbvɜːs/
  1. paranın yüz tarafı, yüz
  2. herhangi bir şeyin yüz tarafı
  3. bir meselenin öbür tarafı
  4. (man.) bir önermeyi tersine çevirerek çıkarılan başka bir önerme: Bütün insanlar fanidir. Hiç bir insan baki değildir.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əbˈvɝs/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  150 Moby Thesaurus words for "obverse":
     adversative, adverse, adversive, ally, alter ego, analogon,
     analogue, antagonistic, anteriority, anti, antipathetic, antipodal,
     antipode, antipodes, antipole, antithesis, antithetic, antonym,
     antonymous, associate, at cross-purposes, balancing, bold front,
     brave face, brave front, brother, clashing, close copy,
     close match, cognate, companion, compensating, complement,
     conflicting, confronting, congenator, congener, contra,
     contradictory, contradistinct, contrapositive, contrarious,
     contrary, contrasted, converse, coordinate, correlate, correlative,
     correspondent, counter, counterbalance, counterbalancing,
     countercheck, counterpart, counterpoint, counterpoise,
     counterpoised, counterpole, counterterm, countervailing,
     dead against, discordant, discrepant, display, equivalent,
     eyeball to eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball, facade, face, facet, facia,
     facing, fellow, foil, fore, forefront, foreground, forehand,
     foreland, forepart, forequarter, foreside, foreword, front,
     front elevation, front man, front matter, front page, front view,
     frontage, frontal, frontier, frontispiece, head, heading, heads,
     hostile, image, inconsistent, inimical, inverse, kindred spirit,
     lap, like, likeness, mate, near duplicate, offset, opposed,
     opposing, opposite, opposite number, opposite side, oppositional,
     oppositive, oppugnant, other face, other side, parallel, pendant,
     perverse, picture, polar, polaric, polarized, preface, prefix,
     priority, proscenium, reciprocal, repugnant, reverse, second self,
     setoff, similitude, simulacrum, sister, soul mate, squared off,
     such, suchlike, tails, tally, the contrary, the like of,
     the likes of, the other side, twin, vis-a-vis, window dressing
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 表面,正面,反面;
  a. 尖端阔大的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 表面,正面,反面
     a. 尖端阔大的,正面的,对应面的

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