reversible

See also: réversible

English

Etymology

Probably from Middle French

Adjective

reversible (not comparable)

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

Terms derived from reversible

• bireversible
• endoreversible
• irreversible
• microreversible
• nonreversible
• photoreversible

• pseudoreversible
• quasireversible
• reversibility
• thermoreversible
• unreversible

Translations

able to be reversed

• Czech: vratný (cs) m
• Dutch: omkeerbaar (nl)
• Georgian: შექცევადი (šekcevadi), შექცევითი (šekceviti)
• Greek: αναιρέσιμος (el) (anairésimos)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: reversibel, vendbar

  Nynorsk: reversibel, vendbar

• Romanian: reversibil (ro)
• Spanish: reversible m, f

clothing that can be worn inside out

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: vendbar

  Nynorsk: vendbar

• Swedish: vändbar (sv)

Anagrams

• silver beer

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Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

reversible

1. definite singular of reversibel
2. plural form of reversibel

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

reversible

1. definite singular of reversibel
2. plural form of reversibel

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Spanish

Adjective

reversible (plural reversibles)

1. reversible