English-Finnish translations for obverse

Definition of obverse

• Turned or facing toward the observer
• Corresponding; complementary
• Having the base, or end next to the attachment, narrower than the top
• The ''heads'side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design
• A proposition obtained by obversion, e.g. ''All men are mortal'=> ''No man is immortal''

Examples

• The obverse side of the gravestone has the inscription
• When you speak clearly, people understand you. If you dont mumble, the obverse effect is observed
• an obverse leaf
• The medal had a cross on the obverse and had a name inscribed on the reverse

Related words

• obvious
• obviously
• obviate
• obviation
• obviousness
• unobvious
• obvolute
• obvoluted
• obviously; absolutetely