Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [ob-vur-zhuh n, -shuh n]
- /ɒbˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [ob-vur-zhuh n, -shuh n]
- /ɒbˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən/
Definitions of obversion word
- noun obversion an act or instance of obverting. 1
- noun obversion something that is obverted. 1
- noun obversion Logic. a form of inference in which a negative proposition is obtained from an affirmative, or vice versa, as “None of us is immortal” is obtained by obversion from “All of us are mortal.”. 1
- noun obversion The act of turning toward or downward. 1
- noun obversion the act of obverting 0
- noun obversion the act of inferring the obverse 0
Information block about the term
Origin of obversion
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < Late Latin obversiōn- (stem of obversiō) a turning toward, equivalent to obvers(us) (see obverse) + -iōn- -ion
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Obversion
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
obversion popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
obversion usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with o
- Words starting with ob
- Words starting with obv
- Words starting with obve
- Words starting with obver
- Words starting with obvers
- Words starting with obversi
- Words starting with obversio
- Words starting with obversion