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Meaning of 'reversal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Reversal [ a.]
- Intended to reverse; implying reversal.
2 . Reversal [ n.]
- 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.
- 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.

Meaning of 'reversal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . reversal [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
Example in sentence:
  • an about-face on foreign policy
Meaning (2):
- turning in an opposite direction or position
Example in sentence:
  • the reversal of the image in the lens
Meaning (3):
- a change from one state to the opposite state
Example in sentence:
  • there was a reversal of autonomic function

Nearby Words:

revaccinate revalescence revalescent revaluation revamp reve reveal revealability revealable revealed

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