Reversible
[rɪ'vɜːsɪb(ə)l] or [rɪ'vɝsəbl]
Definition
(noun.) a garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out (with either side of the cloth showing).
(adj.) capable of assuming or producing either of two states; 'a reversible chemical reaction'; 'a reversible cell' .
(adj.) capable of reversing or being reversed; 'reversible hypertension' .
(adj.) capable of being reversed or used with either side out; 'a reversible jacket' .
(adj.) capable of being reversed; 'a reversible decision is one that can be appealed or vacated' .
Typed by Eddie--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Capable of being reversed; as, a chair or seat having a reversible back; a reversible judgment or sentence.
(a.) Hence, having a pattern or finished surface on both sides, so that either may be used; -- said of fabrics.
Inputed by Enoch
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Changeable, exchangeable, counterchangeable, alterable, mutable, revocable,discretional
ANT:Perpetual, unalterable, unchangeable, irreversible, absolute, undiscretional
Edited by Carlos
Examples
- In strict terminology it is a reversible battery, as will be quite obvious if we glance briefly at its philosophy. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Evidently such a process is reversible, and the phonograph can send a message to the distant receiver. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Typist: Nadine