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The act of turning toward or downward. / (logic) An immediate inference that denies the opposite of something previously affirmed.

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obversion

Source Word

obversion

countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

（物体が方向を変え、あるいは下方へ向かう行為） / （論理学において、先に肯定された命題の反対を否定する即時推論）

The obversion of the flower stalk caused its head to droop toward the soil.

花茎の下向きへの傾きによって、花首が土の方へ垂れ下がった。

Sense（1）

The act of turning toward or downward.

Sense（2）

(logic) An immediate inference that denies the opposite of something previously affirmed.

All men are mortal, so, by obversion, no men are immortal.

obversions

（ plural ）