Ver"so (?), n. [L. versus, p. p. of vertere to turn: cf. F. verso.]
(Print.) The reverse, or left-hand, page of a book or a folded sheet of
paper; — opposed to recto.
Ver"sor (?), n. [NL., fr. L. vertere, versus, to turn. See Version.]
(Geom.) The turning factor of a quaternion.
The change of one vector into another is considered in quaternions as
made up of two operations; 1st, the rotation of the first vector so
that it shall be parallel to the second; 2d, the change of length so
that the first vector shall be equal to the second. That which
expresses in amount and kind the first operation is a versor, and is
denoted geometrically by a line at right angles to the plane in which
the rotation takes place, the length of this line being proportioned to
the amount of rotation. That which expresses the second operation is a
tensor. The product of the versor and tensor expresses the total
operation, and is called a quaternion. See Quaternion.
Quadrantal versor. See under Quadrantal.
Verst (?), n. [Russ. versta: cf. F. verste.] A Russian measure of
length containing 3,500 English feet. [Written also werst.]
Ver"su*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a verse.
||Ver"sus (?), prep. [L., toward, turned in the direction of, from
||vertere, versum, to turn. See Verse.] Against; as, John Doe versus
||Richard Roe; — chiefly used in legal language, and abbreviated to v.
||or vs.
||
Ver*sute" (?), a. [L. versutus, fr. vertere, versum, to turn.] Crafty;
wily; cunning; artful. [R.]
Vert (?), n. [F., green, from L. viridis. See Verdant, and cf. Verd.]
1. (Eng. Forest Law) (a) Everything that grows, and bears a green leaf,
within the forest; as, to preserve vert and venison is the duty of the
verderer. (b) The right or privilege of cutting growing wood.
2. (Her.) The color green, represented in a drawing or engraving by
parallel lines sloping downward toward the right.