Meaning

Able to be reversed..

Definitions by Sense

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.
6. (law) Providing sufficient reason for a court decision to be overturned on appeal.
7. A garment that can be worn inside out.

Example Sentences

[…] the Welwyn bottleneck will be relaid with high-speed turnouts and resignalled for reversible working.

That boy, Louis, is in his way a masterpiece. Do you know, every article of clothing that he wears is reversible, so that he can present quite a different appearance at the shortest notice!

Word Forms

• reversibles

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When Should You Use Reversible?

Use reversible when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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