Counter (adv.) A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition |
Counter (v. t.) One who counts, or reckons up |
Counter (v. t.) A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning, in keeping account of games, etc. |
Counter (v. t.) Money |
Counter (v. t.) A prison |
Counter (v. t.) A telltale |
Counter (v. t.) A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted |
Counter (adv.) Contrary |
Counter (adv.) In the wrong way |
Counter (adv.) At or against the front or face. |
Counter (a.) Contrary |
Counter (adv.) The after part of a vessel's body, from the water line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the stern proper. |
Counter (adv.) Same as Contra. Formerly used to designate any under part which served for contrast to a principal part, but now used as equivalent to counter tenor. |
Counter (adv.) The breast, or that part of a horse between the shoulders and under the neck. |
Counter (adv.) The back leather or heel part of a boot. |
Counter (n.) An encounter. |
Counter (v. i.) To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing. |
Counter brace () The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side of a vessel. |
Counter brace () A brace, in a framed structure, which resists a strain of a character opposite to that which a main brace is designed to receive. |
Counter-compony (a.) See Compony. |
Counter-couchant (a.) Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions |
Counter-courant (a.) Running in opposite directions |
Counter-paly (a.) Paly, and then divided fesswise, so that each vertical piece is cut into two, having the colors used alternately or counterchanged. Thus the escutcheon in the illustration may also be blazoned paly of six per fess counterchanged argent and azure. |
Counter-roll (n.) A duplicate roll (record or account) kept by an officer as a check upon another officer's roll. |
Counter-salient (a.) Leaping from each other |
Counter tenor () One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the treble |
Counter weight (n.) A counterpoise. |
Hunt-counter (n.) A worthless dog that runs back on the scent |
Reverse (a.) Turned backward |
Reverse (a.) Turned upside down |
Reverse (a.) Reversed |
Reverse (a.) That which appears or is presented when anything, as a lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or turned contrary to its natural direction. |
Reverse (a.) That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else |
Reverse (a.) The act of reversing |
Reverse (a.) The back side |
Reverse (a.) A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand |
Reverse (a.) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed. |
Reverse (a.) To turn back |
Reverse (a.) To cause to return |
Reverse (a.) To change totally |
Reverse (a.) To turn upside down |
Reverse (a.) Hence, to overthrow |
Reverse (a.) To overthrow by a contrary decision |
Reverse (v. i.) To return |
Reverse (v. i.) To become or be reversed. |
counterpunch parry counter | a return punch (especially by a boxer) |
reversion reverse reversal turnabout turnaround | turning in the opposite direction |
reverse hang | a hang with the arms extended in back |
piked reverse hang | a reverse hang performed on the rings |
reverse split reverse stock split split down | a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity |
reverse | (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction |
double reverse | (American football) a running play in which a first reverse is followed by a second reverse |
counter-sabotage | counterintelligence designed to detect and counteract sabotage |
boron counter tube | a proportional counter tube for counting neutrons |
buffet counter sideboard | a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room, has shelves and drawers |
checkout checkout counter | a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases |
counter | table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted |
counter tabulator | a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens |
counter heel counter | a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot, a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot |
counter | game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games |
counter | (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers) |
counter tube | a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events |
crystal counter | a counter tube in which an ionizing event increases conductivity |
Geiger counter Geiger-Muller counter | counter tube that detects ionizing radiations |
meat counter | counter where meats are displayed for sale |
non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor NNRTI | an antiviral drug used against HIV, binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA, often used in combination with other drugs |
notions counter | counter where notions are sold |
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor NRTI | an antiviral drug used against HIV, is incorporated into the DNA of the virus and stops the building process, results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus, often used in combination with other drugs |
proportional counter tube proportional counter | counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced |
pulse counter | an electronic counter that counts the number of electric pulses |
reverse reverse gear | the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed |
reverse verso | the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design |
reverse transcriptase inhibitor | an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV |
scintillation counter | counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation |
snack bar snack counter buffet | usually inexpensive bar |
spark chamber spark counter | an instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles |
counter conditioning | conditioning in which a second incompatible response is conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus, counter conditioning lies behind many of the procedures used in behavior therapy |
postfix notation suffix notation reverse Polish notation | a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands |
rejoinder retort return riposte replication comeback counter | a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one), it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher |
reverse reversal setback blow black eye | an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes, something that is thwarting or frustrating |
Counter Reformation | the reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope (to which Protestants objected), many leaders were Jesuits |
thrust fault overthrust fault reverse fault | a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression |
bean counter | an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures |
counter | a person who counts things |
teller vote counter | an official appointed to count the votes (especially in legislative assembly) |
jet blue jet reverse lightning | atmospheric discharges (lastingmsec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward |
counter check | a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals |
unlisted security over the counter security OTC security | a security traded in the over-theounter market |
over the counter stock OTC stock unlisted stock | stock that is not listed and traded on an organized exchange |
reverse osmosis | (chemistry) a method of producing pure water, a solvent passes through a semipermeable membrane in a direction opposite to that for natural osmosis when it is subjected to a hydrostatic pressure greater than the osmotic pressure |
reverse contrary opposite | a relation of direct opposition, we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true |
reverse transcriptase | a polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA using RNA as a template, found especially in retroviruses |
change by reversal turn reverse | change to the contrary, The trend was reversed, the tides turned against him, public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern |
turn back invert reverse | turn inside out or upside down |
invert reverse | reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of, when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb |