reversible

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪbəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #38915

Meanings

1

adj
capable of assuming or producing either of two states

A reversible chemical reaction.
2

adj
capable of reversing or being reversed

Reversible hypertension.
3

adj
capable of being reversed or used with either side out

A reversible jacket.
4

adj
capable of being reversed

A reversible decision is one that can be appealed or vacated.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

3 adj · capable of being reversed... two-sided

Opposites

irreversible

Word family

Derived forms bioreversiblebireversibleendoreversibleirreversiblemicroreversiblenonreversiblephotoreversiblepseudoreversiblequasireversiblereversibilityreversiblenessreversibly

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Phrases (1)

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reversible process
a process that can be made to pass through the same states in the opposite order

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Probably from Middle French, equivalent to reverse + -ible.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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