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Reversal often refers to:
Reversal (law) , when the decision of a court of appeal is that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect
Reversal (wrestling) , an action in which a defender achieves an offensive position
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Geomagnetic reversal , a change in a planet's magnetic field such that the positions of magnetic north and magnetic south are interchanged
Medical reversal , when a newer and methodologically superior clinical trial produces results that contradict existing clinical practice
Phonetic reversal , the process of reversing the phonemes or phones of a word or phrase
Reversal film , a type of photographic film that produces a positive image on a transparent base
Reversal test , a heuristic designed to spot and eliminate status quo bias
Reversal theory , a structural, phenomenological theory of personality, motivation, and emotion in the field of psychology
Risk reversal , a measure of the volatility skew or to a trading strategy in finance
Role reversal , a psychotherapeutic technique
Russian reversal , a type of joke, usually starting with the words "In Soviet Russia"
Thrust reversal , the temporary diversion of an aircraft engine's thrust
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