Reverse
- Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction. [from 14th c.]
- The mirror showed us a reverse view of the scene.
- Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction. [from 19th c.]
- (rail transport, of points) To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
- Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
- (botany) Reversed.
- (genetics) In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.
| Antonyms |
(rail transport): normal
ADVERB
(now rare) In a reverse way or direction; upside-down. [from 16thc. (from the 14thc. in Middle English)]
| Synonyms |
vice versa or upside down