Synonyms:
backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting
Meaning: a failure to maintain a higher state
Synonyms:
regression, regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion
Meaning: returning to a former state
Synonyms:
reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaround
Meaning: turning in the opposite direction
Synonyms:
atavism, reversion, throwback
Meaning: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
Synonyms:
reversion
Meaning: (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
Synonyms:
reversion
Meaning: (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)
Usage examples
After the charging operation is concluded the battery is ready for use, and upon its circuit being closed through a translating device, such as a lamp or motor, a reversion ("discharge") takes place, the positive plate giving up its oxygen, and the negative plate being oxidized.