наоборот
I
см. тж. а не наоборот; в противоположность этому
• The propulsion engines for aeroplanes must operate continuously during the flight. In contrast (or By contrast), space vehicles coast freely during practically all of their useful lives.
• Such methods are difficult as well as tedious and require large amounts of starting material. Chromatography, on the other hand, is simple, rapid, and ...
• Quite the reverse.
II
см. тж. бывает и наоборот; в противоположность этому; и наоборот
• For many professionals, it was love of high country which attracted them to geology, rather than the other way (a)round (or about).
• Conversely, efficiency increases as the cut-off ratio decreases.
• To the contrary, both polynucleotides reacted more strongly with ...
• The abdominal ganglia, on the contrary, vary greatly.
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