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7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Indentation \In`den*ta"tion\, n. 1. The act of indenting or state of being indented. 2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything as the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc 3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface. 4. (Print.) a The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph. b The measure of the distance; as an indentation of one em or of two ems. {Hanging}, or {Reverse}, {indentation}, indentation of all the lines of a paragraph except the first which is a full line From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reverse \Re*verse"\, n. [Cf. F. revers. See {Reverse}, a.] 1. 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. He did so with the reverse of the lance. --Sir W. Scott. 2. That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite. --Chaucer. And then mistook reverse of wrong for right --Pope. To make everything the reverse of what they have seen, is quite as easy as to destroy. --Burke. 3. The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence total change in circumstances or character; especially, a change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or defeat; as the enemy met with a reverse. The strange reverse of fate you see I pitied you now you may pity me --Dryden. By a reverse of fortune, Stephen becomes rich. --Lamb. 4. The back side as the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is the side opposite to the {obverse}. See {Obverse}. 5. A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke. [Obs.] --Shak. 6. (Surg.) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reverse \Re*verse"\, a. [OE. revers, OF revers, L. reversus, p. p. of revertere. See {Revert}.] 1. Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence opposite or contrary in kind as the reverse order or method. ``A vice reverse unto this.'' --Gower. 2. Turned upside down greatly disturbed. [Obs.] He found the sea diverse With many a windy storm reverse. --Gower. 3. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Reversed; as a reverse shell. {Reverse bearing} (Surv.), the bearing of a back station as observed from the station next in advance. {Reverse curve} (Railways), a curve like the letter S, formed of two curves bending in opposite directions. {Reverse fire} (Mil.), a fire in the rear. {Reverse operation} (Math.), an operation the steps of which are taken in a contrary order to that in which the same or similar steps are taken in another operation considered as direct; an operation in which that is sought which in another operation is given and that given which in the other is sought; as finding the length of a pendulum from its time of vibration is the reverse operation to finding the time of vibration from the length. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reverse \Re*verse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reversed};p. pr & vb n. {Reversing}.] [See {Reverse}, a., and cf {Revert}.] 1. To turn back to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart. And that old dame said many an idle verse, Out of her daughter's heart fond fancies to reverse. --Spenser. 2. To cause to return; to recall. [Obs.] And to his fresh remembrance did reverse The ugly view of his deformed crimes. --Spenser. 3. To change totally; to alter to the opposite. Reverse the doom of death. --Shak. She reversed the conduct of the celebrated vicar of Bray. --Sir W. Scott. 4. To turn upside down to invert. A pyramid reversed may stand upon his point if balanced by admirable skill. --Sir W. Temple. 5. Hence to overthrow; to subvert. These can divide, and these reverse, the state. --Pope. Custom . . . reverses even the distinctions of good and evil. --Rogers. 6. (Law) To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree. {Reverse arms} (Mil.), a position of a soldier in which the piece passes between the right elbow and the body at an angle of 45[deg], and is held as in the illustration. {To reverse an engine} or {a machine}, to cause it to perform its revolutions or action in the opposite direction. Syn: To overturn; overset; invert; overthrow; subvert; repeal; annul; revoke; undo. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reverse \Re*verse"\, v. i. 1. To return; to revert. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. To become or be reversed. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fault \Fault\, n. 1. (Elec.) A defective point in an electric circuit due to a crossing of the parts of the conductor, or to contact with another conductor or the earth, or to a break in the circuit. 2. (Geol. & Mining) A dislocation caused by a slipping of rock masses along a plane of facture; also the dislocated structure resulting from such slipping. Note: The surface along which the dislocated masses have moved is called the {fault plane}. When this plane is vertical, the fault is a {vertical fault}; when its inclination is such that the present relative position of the two masses could have been produced by the sliding down along the fault plane, of the mass on its upper side the fault is a {normal}, or {gravity}, {fault}. When the fault plane is so inclined that the mass on its upper side has moved up relatively, the fault is then called a {reverse} (or {reversed}), {thrust}, or {overthrust}, {fault}. If no vertical displacement has resulted, the fault is then called a {horizontal fault}. The linear extent of the dislocation measured on the fault plane and in the direction of movement is the {displacement}; the vertical displacement is the {throw}; the horizontal displacement is the {heave}. The direction of the line of intersection of the fault plane with a horizontal plane is the {trend} of the fault. A fault is a {strike fault} when its trend coincides approximately with the strike of associated strata (i.e., the line of intersection of the plane of the strata with a horizontal plane); it is a {dip fault} when its trend is at right angles to the strike; an {oblique fault} when its trend is oblique to the strike. Oblique faults and dip faults are sometimes called {cross faults}. A series of closely associated parallel faults are sometimes called {step faults} and sometimes {distributive faults}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: reverse adj 1: directed or moving toward the rear; "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement" [syn: {rearward}] 2: of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle; "in reverse gear" [ant: {forward}] 3: reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect [syn: {inverse}] n 1: a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true" [syn: {contrary}, {opposite}] 2: the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed 3: an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: {reversal}, {setback}, {blow}] 4: the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design [syn: {verso}] [ant: {obverse}] 5: turning in the opposite direction [syn: {reversion}, {reversal}, {turnabout}, {turnaround}] v 1: change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed" [syn: {change by reversal}, {turn}] 2: turn inside out or upside down [syn: {invert}] 3: rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" [syn: {overrule}, {overturn}, {override}, {overthrow}] 4: annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo" [syn: {revoke}, {annul}, {lift}, {countermand}, {repeal}, {overturn}, {rescind}]
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