reversible

See also réversible

English

Etymology

Probably from Middle French

Adjective

reversible (comparative more reversible, superlative most reversible)

1. able to be reversed
2. (of clothing) able to be worn inside out
3. (chemistry) (of a chemical reaction) capable of proceeding in either direction
4. (physics) (of a phase change) capable of returning to the original state
5. (thermodynamics) capable of returning to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy

Antonyms

• irreversible

Derived terms

• reversibility

Translations

able to be reversed

• Czech: vratný (cs) m
• Dutch: omkeerbaar (nl)

• Spanish: reversible (es) m and f

clothing that can be worn inside out

• Swedish: vändbar (sv)

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Spanish

Adjective

reversible m and f (plural reversibles)

1. reversible