adj
proverse
Proverse (adj) means Describes an aircraft rolling the same way it yaws.
adj
1
Describes an aircraft rolling the same way it yaws.
2
Favourable, or in keeping with what someone wants.
"A risk proverse or risk loving person would be more willing to take the risk if there is a chance of yielding higher value design alternatives."
— , Understanding the Impact of Uncertainty on the Fidelity of the Value Model (2016)
3
In the usual or expected direction or order.
"The subject-matter of this paper is the structural mechanism of the proverse and reverse word-compounding as a word-building process in modern English while having the model of word-combination as a starting basis for such transformations."
— Igor V Chekulay, The Mechanisms of Proversion and Reversion in Producing the Compounds of the English Language (2019)
"This paper explores the new field of active control of proverse (conventional) and converse buckling in piezoelectrically actuated beams using Post-Buckled Precompressed (PBP) elements."
— Roelof Vos, Magnification of work output in PBP class actuators using buckling/converse buckling techniques (2008)
4
Bent backward or downward.
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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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What is the meaning of proverse?
"proverse" (adj) means describes an aircraft rolling the same way it yaws.
What is the opposite of proverse?
Opposites of "proverse" include adverse, reverse, converse.
What are the different meanings of proverse?
"proverse" has 3 main meanings: 1. Describes an aircraft rolling the same way it yaws; 2. Favourable, or in keeping with what someone wants; 3. In the usual or expected direction or order.
