Hypertext Webster Gateway: "reversal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Reversal \Re*ver"sal\, n. [From {Reverse}.]
1. The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an
opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted
position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the
reversal of objects by a convex lens.
2. A change or overthrowing; as, the reversal of a judgment,
which amounts to an official declaration that it is false;
the reversal of an attainder, or of an outlawry, by which
the sentence is rendered void. --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Reversal \Re*ver"sal\, a. [See {Reverse}.]
Intended to reverse; implying reversal. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
reversal
n 1: a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a
reversal of autonomic function"
2: an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something
that is thwarting or frustrating [syn: {reverse}, {setback},
{blow}]
3: turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal
of the image in the lens" [syn: {turn around}]
4: a decision to reverse an earlier decision [syn: {change of
mind}, {flip-flop}, {turnabout}, {turnaround}]
5: a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower
court was incorrect and should be set aside [ant: {affirmation}]
6: turning in the opposite direction [syn: {reversion}, {reverse},
{turnabout}, {turnaround}]
7: act of reversing the order or place of [syn: {transposition}]
8: a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view: "an
about-face on foreign policy" [syn: {about-face}, {volte-face},
{policy change}]
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