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reversion: see atavism atavism (ăt`əvizəm), the appearance in an individual of a characteristic not apparent in the preceding generation. ..... Click the link for more information. . reversion 1. Biology a. the return of individuals, organs, etc., to a more primitive condition or type b. the reappearance of primitive characteristics in an individual or group 2. Property law a. an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor or his heirs at the end of a period, esp at the end of the life of a grantee b. an estate so reverting c. the right to succeed to such an estate reversion [ri′vər·zhən] (chemical engineering) In rubber manufacture, a decrease in rubber modulus or viscosity caused by overworking. (mathematics) For a series, the process of constructing a new series in which the dependent and independent variables of the original series are interchanged. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| "An appeal will not lie," he thought, with an absurd reversion to professional slang, making the situation more horrible, as the fire of a cigar might light up a tomb. To such a degree, I assure you, though I would not say so to others, that if the queen, acknowledging the injuries she has done me, would recall my mother and give me the reversion of the admiralty, which belonged to my father and was promised me at his death, well If that were at an end, the States which made the cession, on a principle of federal compromise, would be apt when the motive of the grant had ceased, to reclaim the lands as a reversion. |
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