obverse

Plural: obverses

Noun

• The side of a coin or medal bearing the main design.
• the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides
  • "the obverse of this issue"
• the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design
• The heads side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that has the principal design.
• A proposition obtained by obversion, e.g. All men are mortal => No man is immortal.

Adj

• Turned or facing toward the observer.
• Corresponding; complementary.
• Having the base, or end next to the attachment, narrower than the top.

Examples

• an obverse leaf
• On the obverse of her victory, lay the crushing defeat of her Scrabble opponent.
• The medal had a cross on the obverse and had a name inscribed on the reverse.
• The obverse side of the gravestone has the inscription.
• When you speak clearly, people understand you. If you don't mumble, the obverse effect is observed.

Synonyms

analogous, facing, like, parallel, presenting, reciprocal

Antonyms

reverse