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Webster 1913 Edition


Invertible

In-vert′i-ble

,
Adj.
[From
Invert
.]
1.
Capable of being inverted or turned inside out.
2.
(Chem.)
Capable of being changed or converted;
as,
invertible
sugar
.

In-vert′i-ble

,
Adj.
[Pref.
in-
not + L.
vertere
to turn +
-ible
.]
Incapable of being turned or changed.
An indurate and
invertible
conscience.
Cranmer.

Definition 2024


invertible

invertible

English

Adjective

invertible (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being inverted or turned.
  2. (mathematics, especially of a function or matrix) Able to be inverted, having an inverse.
  3. (chemistry) Capable of being changed or converted.
    invertible sugar

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Spanish

Adjective

invertible m, f (plural invertibles)

  1. invertible