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[ ri-vur-suh-buhl ] / rɪˈvɜr sə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR reversible ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecapable of reversing or of being reversed. capable of reestablishing the original condition after a change by the reverse of the change. (of a fabric) woven or printed so that either side may be exposed. that can be worn with either side out: a reversible jacket. nouna garment, especially a coat, that can be worn with either side exposed. Origin of reversibleFirst recorded in 1640–50; reverse + -ible OTHER WORDS FROM reversiblere·vers·i·bil·i·ty, re·vers·i·ble·ness, nounre·vers·i·bly, adverbnon·re·vers·i·bil·i·ty, nounnon·re·vers·i·ble, adjective non·re·vers·i·ble·ness, nounnon·re·vers·i·bly, adverbun·re·vers·i·ble, adjectiveun·re·vers·i·ble·ness, nounun·re·vers·i·bly, adverb Words nearby reversiblereverse takeover, reverse transcriptase, reverse transcription, reverse video, reversi, reversible, reversible calcinosis, reversible reaction, Reversing Falls, reversing light, reversion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for reversibleVasalgel, a reversible form of male birth control, just took one step closer to your vas deferens. Male Birth Control, Without Condoms, Will Be Here by 2017|Samantha Allen|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Vasalgel, a reversible, non-hormonal polymer that blocks the vas deferens, is about to enter human trials. Male Birth Control, Without Condoms, Will Be Here by 2017|Samantha Allen|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST The center section of the ramp is reversible; one side producing thicker slices, the other thinner. The Chef's Secret Weapon|Chad Ward|November 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST As in the previous case also, the operation is a reversible energy process. The Energy System of Matter|James Weir
The complex ion is not perfectly stable and so the action is a reversible one, as indicated in the equation. The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz The rug will be reversible, both sides being exactly alike when finished. Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans"|Edith M. Thomas Evidently such a process is reversible, and the phonograph can send a message to the distant receiver. Edison, His Life and Inventions|Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin This limiting energy is the absolute maximum amount of energy which can operate in the reversible cycle. The Energy System of Matter|James Weir
British Dictionary definitions for reversible
adjectivecapable of being reverseda reversible decision capable of returning to an original condition chem physics capable of assuming or producing either of two possible states and changing from one to the othera reversible reaction thermodynamics (of a change, process, etc) occurring through a number of intermediate states that are all in thermodynamic equilibrium (of a fabric or garment) woven, printed, or finished so that either side may be used as the outer side nouna reversible garment, esp a coat Derived forms of reversiblereversibility, nounreversibly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to reversibleprotean, unsettled, varying, capricious, unpredictable, fickle, unstable, volatile, mercurial, fluctuating, shifting, mutable, changeful, agitated, convertible, fitful, flighty, fluid, impulsive, inconstant |