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How to use obverse in a sentence

13 example sentences · adjective, noun

Obverse means turned or facing toward the observer. Example: “The obverse side of the gravestone has the inscription.”

Examples of obverse by meaning

adjectiveTurned or facing toward the observer.

  • The obverse side of the gravestone has the inscription.

adjectiveCorresponding; complementary.

  • When you speak clearly, people understand you. If you don't mumble, the obverse effect is observed.

adjectiveHaving the base, or end next to the attachment, narrower than the top.

  • an obverse leaf

nounThe heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design.

  • The medal had a cross on the obverse and had a name inscribed on the reverse.

nounA proposition obtained by obversion.

  • Too much of what I have seen of black society simply assumes the obverse, that black people should have no interest in these words, that these words are irrelevant to or destructive of "black culture."1986, Reginald Shepherd, “On Not Being White”, in Joseph Beam, editor, In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology, page 48

More sentences with obverse

  • The obverse is also true: homosexuality is regulated by gender baiting.1999, Janis S. Bohan, Glenda M. Russell, Conversations about Psychology and Sexual Orientation, →ISBN, page 103. From the entry gender baiting
  • The dialectical obverse of this use of opium is the fear that opium will turn humans into nonhumans or antihumans.2002, Keith McMahon, The Fall of the God of Money, page 190. From the entry nonhuman
  • The sixth function of parties is the obverse of controlling and coordinating the government, namely counterorganization for opposition or subversion.1977, Peter H. Merkl, Modern Comparative Politics, page 105. From the entry counterorganization
  • This coin from Hoard 10 is the first instance of the use of dots on the obverse to distinguish the officinae.1949, The Excavations at Dura-Europos, Yale University Press, page 123. From the entry officina
  • The divide between proverse and obverse markings is obvious, particularly in resting burrows which form the most common type in this group.1970, T. P. Crimes, J. C. Harper, Trace Fossils, page 457. From the entry proverse
  • The obverse bust wears a completely new style of bashlyk, resembling the Macedonian kausia, but with a flap at the back and an eagle on top.1983, E. Yarshater, The Cambridge History of Iran, volume 3(1), page 303. From the entry bashlyk
  • This variety apart from the noticeable distinction in the figure of the monarch and the umbrella bearer contains the obverse legend Chandragupta merely, with the reverse legend Vikramaditya.1926, S. Krishnaswami Aiyangar, “Studies in Gupta History”, in Journal of Indian History: University Supplement, page 9. From the entry chatra
  • While the reverse retains the same heraldic design of the first Allegories issue, the obverse shows Germania and Columbia grasping each other’s hand and, respectively, the German and American flags.2019 October, Louis Golino, “Modern World Coins”, in The Numismatist, American Numismatic Association, page 72. From the entry Germania

Meaning of obverse

  1. adjective Turned or facing toward the observer.
  2. adjective Corresponding; complementary.
  3. adjective Having the base, or end next to the attachment, narrower than the top.

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Questions about obverse in a sentence

How do you use obverse in a sentence?
Obverse is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “The obverse side of the gravestone has the inscription.”
What is a short sentence with obverse?
“an obverse leaf”
What does obverse mean?
Obverse means turned or facing toward the observer.

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