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reversal process

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noun

Photography.
  1. a process for converting the negative on a film or plate to a positive by bleaching and redeveloping.


Etymology

Origin of reversal process

First recorded in 1915–20

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"Our eX-GL approach effectively automates the interpretation of complex magnetization reversal process and enables identification of hidden mechanisms, difficult to discern using conventional methods," says Prof. Kotsugi.

From Science Daily May 18, 2026

Using this method, the researchers identified a dominant feature known as PC1, which successfully captured the magnetization reversal process.

From Science Daily May 18, 2026

Hanlon wrote that Indiana officials had the option to include information about the reversal process on a state health department website, which abortion clinics must already tell patients about.

From Fox News Jul. 1, 2021

The field would need to weaken at its current rate for around 2,000 years before the reversal process actually begins.

From Scientific American Sep. 24, 2014

He recommenced searching down the page of the green covered pamphlet for the reversal process.

From Amusement Only by Marsh, Richard

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