Reverted

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              Till happy chance revert the cruel scence. --Prior.
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              The tumbling stream . . .
              Reverted, plays in undulating flow.   --Thomson.
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     2. To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.
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     3. (Chem.) To change back. See {Revert}, v. i.
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     {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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reverted \Re*vert"ed\, a.
     Turned back; reversed. Specifically: (Her.) Bent or curved
     twice, in opposite directions, or in the form of an S.
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