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proverse

The English word “proverse” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Describing the tendency of a plane to roll in the same direction as yaw.
  2. Favourable; in line with one's interests or desires.
  3. In the typical or canonical direction, order, or orientation.
  4. Curved backward or downward.
  5. Narrower at the top.

Etymology

From Latin prōversus (“turned forwards”), perfect passive participle of prōvertō (“to turn forwards”), from prō- (“before, in front of”) + vertō (“to turn”). By surface analysis, pro- + -verse. Doublet of prose.

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