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Definition of Obverse
1. Noun. The more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides. "The obverse of this issue"
2. Noun. The side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design.
Definition of Obverse
1. a. Having the base, or end next the attachment, narrower than the top, as a leaf.
2. n. The face of a coin which has the principal image or inscription upon it; -- the other side being the reverse.
Definition of Obverse
1. the side of a coin bearing the main design [n -S]
Medical Definition of Obverse
1. Having the base, or end next the attachment, narrower than the top, as a leaf. Origin: L. Obversus, p.p. Of obvertere. See Obvert. 1. The face of a coin which has the principal image or inscription upon it; the other side being the reverse. 2. Anything necessarily involved in, or answering to, another; the more apparent or conspicuous of two possible sides, or of two corresponding things. "The fact that it [a belief] invariably exists being the obverse of the fact that there is no alternative belief." (H. Spencer) Origin: Cf.F. Obverse, obvers. See Obverse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)