Obversion
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of turning toward or downward. countable, uncountable
- 2 An immediate inference that denies the opposite of something previously affirmed. countable, uncountable
"All men are mortal, so, by obversion, no men are immortal."
Synonyms
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More examples"All men are mortal, so, by obversion, no men are immortal."
Etymology
Latin obversio (“a turning towards”).