reversible

See also: réversible

English

Etymology

Probably from Middle French

Adjective

reversible (not comparable)

able to be reversed
(of clothing) able to be worn inside out
(chemistry) (of a chemical reaction) capable of proceeding in either direction
(physics) (of a phase change) capable of returning to the original state
(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

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

reversible

definite singular of reversibel
plural form of reversibel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

reversible

definite singular of reversibel
plural form of reversibel

Spanish

Adjective

reversible (plural reversibles)

reversible

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