Reversion synonyms
rĭ-vûr'zhən
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The recurrence of a theme, fugue subject, motive, or figure in identical intervals and note values, but consistently in the opposite direction
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- The recurrence of a theme, fugue subject, motive, or figure in identical intervals and note values, but consistently in the opposite direction
- An interchange of position of adjacent objects in a sequence, especially a change in normal word order, such as the placement of a verb before its subject.
- (Chemistry) Conversion of a substance in which the direction of optical rotation is reversed, from the dextrorotatory to the levorotatory or from the levorotatory to the dextrorotatory form.
A single complete cycle of such motion.
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- A single complete cycle of such motion.
- The act or process of turning around a center or an axis:
- Regular and uniform variation in a sequence or series:
(Chem.) The mutual action of substances undergoing chemical change
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- (Chem.) The mutual action of substances undergoing chemical change
- An action that results directly from or counteracts another action, especially the change in a body's motion as a result of a force applied to it. Some reactions counteract forces and are not readily apparent. When an object rests on a surface, such as a table, for example, the downward force it applies to the surface is counteracted by an equal but upwards force, or reaction, applied by the surface.
- (Physics) A nuclear reaction.
reverting
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The return of a population to an earlier or less complex physical type in successive generations.
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- The return of a population to an earlier or less complex physical type in successive generations.
- (Biol.) Reversion to an earlier or simpler form, or to a general or common type
- (Psychotherapy) A psychotherapeutic method whereby healing is facilitated by inducing the patient to act out behaviour typical of an earlier developmental stage.
A person similar to an ancestor, or something new similar to what already existed
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- A person similar to an ancestor, or something new similar to what already existed
- One that has characteristics of an earlier time:
- Reversion to an earlier or more primitive type or condition
atavism
The return of a trait or recurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence.
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- The return of a trait or recurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence.
- An individual with such a characteristic
- Appearance in an individual of some characteristic found in a remote ancestor but not in nearer ancestors
return (related)
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renewal (related)
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(Psychology) In psychoanalytic theory, reversion to an earlier or less mature stage of psychological development.
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- (Psychology) In psychoanalytic theory, reversion to an earlier or less mature stage of psychological development.
- (Psychotherapy) A psychotherapeutic method whereby healing is facilitated by inducing the patient to act out behaviour typical of an earlier developmental stage.
- Retrogression
- Decline, degradation
- (Chemistry) A reaction that takes place in gelatinized starch when the amylose and amylopectin chains realign themselves, largely responsible for bread becoming stale.
- Motion in a retrograde manner
A deterioration or decline to a previous state
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- A deterioration or decline to a previous state
- (Biol.) A return to a lower, less complex stage or state; degeneration
- (Biology) A return to a less complex condition
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Find another word for reversion. In this page you can discover 16 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for reversion, like: reversing, inversion, rotation, reaction, reverting, regression, throwback, atavism, return, relapse and renewal.
