n. & adj.
--n.
1. a the side of a coin or medal etc. bearing the head or principal design. b this design (cf. REVERSE).
2 the front or proper or top side of a thing.
3 the counterpart of a fact or truth.
--adj.
1. Biol. narrower at the base or point of attachment than at the apex or top (see OB- 7).
2 answering as the counterpart to something else.
Derivatives:
obversely adv.
Etymology: L obversus past part. (as OBVERT)