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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Reverted \Re*vert"ed\, a. Turned back; reversed. Specifically: (Her.) Bent or curved twice, in opposite directions, or in the form of an S. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Revert \Re*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reverted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reverting}.] [L. revertere, reversum; pref. re- re- + vertere to turn: cf. OF. revertir. See {Verse}, and cf. {Reverse}.] 1. To turn back, or to the contrary; to reverse. Till happy chance revert the cruel scence. --Prior. The tumbling stream . . . Reverted, plays in undulating flow. --Thomson. 2. To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate. 3. (Chem.) To change back. See {Revert}, v. i. {To revert a series} (Alg.), to treat a series, as y = a + bx + cx^{2} + etc., where one variable y is expressed in powers of a second variable x, so as to find therefrom the second variable x, expressed in a series arranged in powers of y. | |
