"obverse" meaning in English

See obverse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: ˈɒbv3ːs Forms: obverse
Etymology: : obverse < λατινικά obversus, μετοχή αορίστου του obvertere ‘γυρίζω προς’ (δείτε και obvert)
  1. πρόσθιος, μπροστινός, εμπρόσθιος
    Sense id: el-obverse-en-adj-P~m4L70~

Noun

IPA: ˈɒbv3ːs Forms: obverse
Etymology: : obverse < λατινικά obversus, μετοχή αορίστου του obvertere ‘γυρίζω προς’ (δείτε και obvert)
  1. μέτωπο, πρόσθια, μπροστινή όψη
    Sense id: el-obverse-en-noun-kvlAhTnu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: front face, front side
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