Main Entry: ¹ob·verse

Pronunciation: \äb-ˈvərs, əb-, ˈäb-ˌ\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin obversus, from past participle of obvertere to turn toward, from ob- toward + vertere to turn — more at ob-, worth

Date: circa 1656

1 : facing the observer or opponent
2 : having the base narrower than the top <an obverse leaf>
3 : constituting the obverse of something : opposite

— ob·verse·ly adverb