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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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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

"Our physics-based explainable artificial intelligence framework addresses these limitations and is designed to mechanistically explain temperature-dependent magnetization reversal process."

From Science Daily May 18, 2026

He also found that the state had not proven the effectiveness of the reversal process, which involves taking a different medication rather than the second of the two drugs involved in the procedure.

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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