reversible
See also: réversible
English edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Middle French, equivalent to reverse + -ible.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
reversible (not comparable)
- Able to be reversed.
- 1960 June, “Talking of Trains: Sunday on the G.N. line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 322:
- [...] the Welwyn bottleneck will be relaid with high-speed turnouts and resignalled for reversible working.
- (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.
- (law) Providing sufficient reason for a court decision to be overturned on appeal.
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
able to be reversed
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clothing that can be worn inside out
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Noun edit
reversible (plural reversibles)
- A garment that can be worn inside out.
Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [rə.βərˈsib.blə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [rə.vərˈsib.blə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [re.veɾˈsi.ble]
Adjective edit
reversible m or f (masculine and feminine plural reversibles)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “reversible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “reversible”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “reversible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “reversible” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Adjective edit
reversible
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Adjective edit
reversible
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
reversible m or f (masculine and feminine plural reversibles)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “reversible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014