obverse Definition

obverse
adj

1. Turned towards or facing the observer.
2. Complemental; referring to something that is the opposite aspect of the same fact.
3. bot.
Said of leaves, etc: with the base narrower than the apex.

noun

1. The side of a coin with the head or main design on it. Opposite of reverse (noun 4).
2. The face or side, etc of anything which is normally on view.

Thesaurus: front, face, main surface.
3. An opposite or counterpart, eg of a fact or truth.

Thesaurus: counterpart, complement, match, equivalent, mirror image.

Derivative: obversely
adverb

Derivative: obversion
noun

Etymology: 17c: from Latin obversus turned against or towards, from vertere to turn.