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Meaning of perverse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
pɚˈvɝs

Definitions

A chiral opposite of something; a mirror image with opposite handedness.

archaic

Equivalents

العربية منحرف
Français perverse perverse
Gaeilge ainbhreitheach
Italiano perverse

Examples

“If two antipodal points move continuously on the sphere, they trace out what are called symmetric figures. These figures have corresponding elements equal, and are equal in area, but are not in general superposable. The one is, in fact, the perverse of the other.”

CEFR level

C2
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