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What is a term for words that change when spelled backwards?

Words that change when spelled backwards are called anagrams.


What is it called when a word is spelled the same backwards as it is forwards?

The term for a name, word, or phrase that is spelled the same forward and backwards is a "palindrome". Examples : Anna, Otto, radar, racecar


What is the term that words spelled backwards are the same front?

Palindrome


What is a reversible word?

A reversible word, or a word that is spelled the same forwards as it is backwards, is called a "palindrome." This term can also be applied to numbers or entire phrases.


What is reversible word called?

A reversible word, or a word that is spelled the same forwards as it is backwards, is called a "palindrome." This term can also be applied to numbers or entire phrases.


What is a 'reversible word' called?

A reversible word, or a word that is spelled the same forwards as it is backwards, is called a "palindrome." This term can also be applied to numbers or entire phrases.


What is a word called that when spelled backwards is another word?

A word that spells another word when spelled backwards is called a "semordnilap." This term is "palindromes" in reverse, referencing words that form different words when spelled backwards. For example, "stressed" spells "desserts" when reversed.


What is the literary term for a word when spelled backwards has its opposite meaning than when spelled forward?

Semordnilap.


What is the term used for composing music by writing a melody forwards then backwards then performing the song?

A retrograde


What is a zygodactyl?

A zygodactyl is a bird, such as a parrot, which has two toes pointing forwards and two pointing backwards.


What is the name for a word that spelled backwards forms another word?

Words or phrases that produce the same word(s) when spelled backward are called palindromes. However, there is no specific widely-accepted term that identifies words that are the reverse spelling of other, different words. They would be a unique form of an anagram of the word or phrase.Some suggested terms aresemordnilapsvolvogramsanadromesheteropalindromessemi-palindromeshalf-palindromesreversgramsmynoretehsreversible anagramsword reversals


Is the word rotavator a palindrome?

The word rotavator spelled backwards is rotavator, therefore it would appear to be a palindrome. However, rotavator is not listed in any standard dictionary.The word Rotavator is listed in some reference works, but this is a proprietory term (trade name, trademark) for a commercial product, a special type of gardening tool. And Rotavator spelled backwards is rotavatoR, which is not exactly the same as the word spelled forwards, i.e. in its correct form 'Rotavator'.