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reversible

Syllabification: (re·vers·i·ble)
Pronunciation: /riˈvərsəbəl/
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Definition of reversible

adjective

  • able to be reversed, in particular.
  • (of a garment, fabric, or bedclothes) faced on both sides so as to be worn or used with either outside.
  • able to be turned the other way around:a reversible stroller seat
  • (of the effects of a process or condition) capable of being reversed so that the previous state or situation is restored:potentially reversible forms of renal failure
  • Chemistry (of a reaction) occurring together with its converse, and so yielding an equilibrium mixture of reactants and products.
  • Physics (of a change or process) capable of complete and detailed reversal, especially denoting or undergoing an ideal change in which a system is in thermodynamic equilibrium at all times.
  • Chemistry (of a colloid) capable of being changed from a gel into a sol by a reversal of the treatment that turns the sol into a gel.

Derivatives

reversibility

noun

reversibly

Pronunciation: /-blē/
adverb
Remember that the ending of reversible is spelled -ible.

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