change of direction
reorientation | the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented |
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 |
steering
guidance
direction | the act of setting and holding a course, a new council was installed under the direction of the king |
management
direction | the act of managing something, he was given overall management of the program, is the direction of the economy a function of government? |
| direction finder | radio, determines the direction of incoming radio waves |
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 |
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 |
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 |
| sense of direction | an awareness of your orientation in space |
focus
focusing
focussing
focal point
direction centering | the concentration of attention or energy on something, the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology, he had no direction in his life |
| direction | a general course along which something has a tendency to develop, I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts, his ideals determined the direction of his career, they proposed a new direction for the firm |
guidance
counsel
counseling
counselling
direction | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action |
| direction instruction | a message describing how something is to be done, he gave directions faster than she could follow them |
| stage direction | an instruction written as part of the script of a play |
postfix notation
suffix notation
reverse Polish notation | a parenthesis-free notation for forming mathematical expressions in which each operator follows its operands |
| commission charge direction | a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something, the judge's charge to the jury |
| reverse reversal setback blow black eye | an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes, something that is thwarting or frustrating |
direction
way | a line leading to a place or point, he looked the other direction, didn't know the way home |
| east-west direction | in a direction parallel with lines of latitude |
| north-south direction | in a direction parallel with lines of longitude |
thrust fault
overthrust fault
reverse fault | a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression |
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 |
| 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 |
| direction | the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves, he checked the direction and velocity of the wind |
reverse
contrary opposite | a relation of direct opposition, we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true |
autonomy self-direction
selfeliance
self-sufficiency | personal independence |
| 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 |
overrule
overturn
override
overthrow
reverse | rule against, The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill |
revoke
annul
lift
countermand
reverse
repeal
overturn
rescind
vacate | cancel officially, He revoked the ban on smoking, lift an embargo, vacate a death sentence |
inverse
reverse | reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect |
rearward
reverse | directed or moving toward the rear, a rearward glance, a rearward movement |
| reverse | of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle, in reverse gear |