'Reversible' definitions:
Definition of 'reversible'
From: WordNet
adjective
Capable of reversing or being reversed; "reversible hypertension" [ant: irreversible]
adjective
Capable of being reversed or used with either side out; "a reversible jacket" [syn: reversible, two-sided] [ant: nonreversible, one-sided]
adjective
Capable of being reversed; "a reversible decision is one that can be appealed or vacated"
adjective
Capable of assuming or producing either of two states; "a reversible chemical reaction"; "a reversible cell"
noun
A garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out (with either side of the cloth showing)
Definition of 'Reversible'
From: GCIDE
- Reversible \Re*vers"i*ble\, a. [Cf. F. r['e]versible revertible, reversionary.]
- 1. Capable of being reversed; as, a chair or seat having a reversible back; a reversible judgment or sentence. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, having a pattern or finished surface on both sides, so that either may be used; -- said of fabrics. [1913 Webster]
- Reversible lock, a lock that may be applied to a door opening in either direction, or hinged to either jamb.
- Reversible process. See under Process. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'reversible'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ameliorable,
- amendable,
- atavistic,
- correctable,
- corrigible,
- curable,
- emendable,
- fixable,
- improvable,
- medicable,
- mendable,
- reactionary,
- recessive,
- recidivist,
- recidivous,
- reclaimable,
- recoverable,
- rectifiable,
- recyclable,
- redeemable,
- regressive,
- remediable,
- repairable,
- reparable,
- restorable,
- retrievable,
- retrograde,
- retrogressive,
- retrorse,
- retroverse,
- returnable,
- reversional,
- reversionary,
- revertible,
- revulsionary
Words containing 'Reversible'
- Reversal,
- Reverse,
- Reversed,
- Reversedly,
- Reversely,
- Reverser,
- Reversibility,
- Reversibly,
- Reversing,
- Reversion,
- reversive,
- Reverse arms,
- Reverse bearing,
- Reverse curve,
- Reverse fire,
- Reverse indentation,
- Reverse operation,
- Reversed negative,
- Reversed positive,
- Reversible lock,
- Reversible process,
- Reversing engine,
- Reversing gear,
- Reversion of series,
- To reverse a machine,
- To reverse an engine,
- change by reversal,
- double reverse,
- reverse fault,
- reverse gear,
- reverse hang,
- reverse lightning,
- reverse osmosis,
- reverse split,
- reverse transcriptase,
- reversed fault,
- reversing thermometer,
- piked reverse hang,
- reverse polish notation,
- reverse stock split,
- reverse transcriptase inhibitor,
- nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor,
- non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor