revertible
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- revertable (the less common form)
Etymology edit
From Anglo-Norman French revertible, from Late Latin revertibilis, from Latin revertere, from re- (“re-: again, back”) + vertere (“to turn”), + -ibilis (“-ible: able to”). Equivalent to revert + -ible.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈvɜːtɪbl̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈvɝtɪbl̩/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tɪbəl
Adjective edit
revertible (not comparable)
- Able to be reverted.
- 2021, Bertrand Dufrasne, Michael Frankenberg, Tony Eriksson, IBM DS8000 Copy Services: Updated for IBM DS8000 Release 9.1, page 253:
- When the sequence numbers are all equal and there is a mix of revertible and unrevertible volumes, the copy to the FlashCopy targets has taken place but the process is not finished for some volumes.
References edit
- “revertible, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2010.
Spanish edit
Adjective edit
revertible m or f (masculine and feminine plural revertibles)