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Webster 1913 Edition
Reversible
Re-vers′i-ble
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
réversible
revertible, reversionary.] 1.
Capable of being reversed;
as, a chair or seat having a
. reversible
back; a reversible
judgment or sentence2.
Hence, having a pattern or finished surface on both sides, so that either may be used; – said of fabrics.
Reversible lock
, a lock that may be applied to a door opening in either direction, or hinged to either jamb.
– Reversible process
. See under
Process
.Webster 1828 Edition
Reversible
REVERS'IBLE
,Adj.
Definition 2024
reversible
reversible
See also: réversible
English
Adjective
reversible (not comparable)
- able to be reversed
- (of clothing) able to be worn inside out
- (chemistry) (of a chemical reaction) capable of proceeding in either direction
- (physics) (of a phase change) capable of returning to the original state
- (thermodynamics) capable of returning to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
able to be reversed
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