OBVERSE

obverse

(noun) the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design

obverse

(noun) the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; “the obverse of this issue”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

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.

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.

Anagrams

• observe, verbose

Source: Wiktionary

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Ob*verse", a. Etym: [L. obversus, p.p. of obvertere. See Obvert.]

Definition: Having the base, or end next the attachment, narrower than the top, as a leaf.

Ob"verse, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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