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reverse noun

  /ɹɪˈvɜːs/ , /ɹɪˈvɝs/
  • The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side. [from 18th c.]

reverse adjective

  /ɹɪˈvɜːs/ , /ɹɪˈvɝs/
  • (rail transport, of points) To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
あべこべ,
  • Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction. [from 19th c.]
あべこべ, , 逆進

reverse verb

  /ɹɪˈvɜːs/ , /ɹɪˈvɝs/
  • (transitive) To transpose the positions of two things.
  • (rail transport, intransitive, of points) To move from the normal position to the reverse position.
裏返す
  • (transitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.
裏返す, 覆す
  • (ergative, transport) To cause a mechanism to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal; to drive a vehicle in the direction the driver has the back.
裏返す, 逆転, 逆進
  • (obsolete, transitive) To turn away; to cause to depart.
  • (obsolete, transitive) To cause to return; to recall.

reversible adjective

  /ɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪbəl/
  • Able to be reversed.
  • (of, clothing) Able to be worn inside out.
可逆

reversion noun

  /ɹəˈvɚʒən/ , /ɹɪˈvɚʒən/ , /ɹɪˈvɜːʃ(ə)n̩/ , /ɹɪˈvɜːʒ(ə)n̩/
  • The action of returning to a former condition or practice.
  • (property law) An estate which has been returned in this manner.
  • (genetics) The return of a genetic characteristic after a period of suppression.
逆行

reversibility noun

  • The property of being reversible.
可逆性

reversal noun

  /ɹɪˈvɜː(ɹ)səl/
  • An instance of reversing.
倒置
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