the obverse side

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• obverse side of colony — (BRYOZOA) The frontal side of the colony …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• Obverse and reverse — Obverse redirects here. For the concept in logic, see Obversion. For the book publisher, see Obverse Books. Roman imperial coin with the head of Tranquillina on the obverse, struck c. 241 when her marriage to Gordian III is depicted on the… …   Wikipedia

• obverse — 1. adjective a) Turned or facing toward the observer. The obverse side of the gravestone has the inscription. b) Corresponding; complementary. When you speak clearly, people understand you. If you mumble, the obverse effect is observed …   Wiktionary

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• obverse — [äb vʉrs′, əbvʉrs′; ] also, and for n. always [, äb′vʉrs΄] adj. [L obversus, pp. of obvertere, to turn toward < ob (see OB ) + vertere, to turn: see VERSE] 1. turned toward the observer 2. narrower at the base than at the top [an obverse leaf] …   English World dictionary

• Obverse — The opposite, the opposite side, the counterpart. For example, mania is thought of as the obverse of depression just as heads is the obverse of tails on a coin …   Medical dictionary

• obverse — ► NOUN 1) the side of a coin or medal bearing the head or principal design. 2) the opposite or counterpart of a fact or truth. ► ADJECTIVE 1) denoting the obverse of a coin or medal. 2) corresponding to something as its opposite or counterpart.… …   English terms dictionary

• obverse —    The principal side of any object, especially any two sided object, such as a coin, a medal, a seal, or a panel which has a painting on each side. The opposite of obverse is reverse. The front and rear sides of works on paper are more often… …   Glossary of Art Terms

• Coins of the Republic of Ireland — The Irish Free State decided soon after its foundation in the 1920s to design its own coins and banknotes. It was decided that the Irish currency would be pegged to the pound sterling. The Coinage Act, 1926[1] was passed as a legislative basis… …   Wikipedia

• obverse — I. adjective Etymology: Latin obversus, from past participle of obvertere to turn toward, from ob toward + vertere to turn more at ob , worth Date: circa 1656 1. facing the observer or opponent 2. having the base narrower than the top < an… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Fourth series of the renminbi — The fourth series of the renminbi was the series introduced between 1987 and 1997, although the banknotes were dated 1980, 1990, or 1996. Unlike the second and the third series, they are still legal tender.(¥0.2 and ¥2 are withdrawn but not… …   Wikipedia