English to English

retroversion
(,r/E/tr/@/'v/[@]/r/Z//@/n )

noun (n)

  • a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part(noun.state)
    Example:
    Retroversion of the uterus.
    source: wordnet30
  • translation back into the original language(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion.
    source: wordnet30
  • returning to a former state(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as, retroversion of the uterus.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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