obverse

== English == === Etymology === From Latin obversus, 1650s. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑb.vɚs/, /ɑbˈvɝs/, /əbˈvɝs/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)s === Adjective === obverse (not comparable) Turned or facing toward the observer. Synonyms: facing, presenting Corresponding; complementary. Synonyms: analogous, like, parallel, reciprocal (botany) Having the base, or end next to the attachment, narrower than the top. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === obverse (plural obverses) The heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design. Antonym: reverse (logic) A proposition obtained by obversion, e.g. All men are mortal => No man is immortal. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === observe, verbose == Latin == === Participle === obverse vocative masculine singular of obversus