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Reversible (adjective)
Able to be reversed.
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Reversible (adjective)
Able to be worn inside out.
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Reversible (adjective)
Capable of proceeding in either direction.
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Reversible (adjective)
Capable of returning to the original state.
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Reversible (adjective)
Capable of returning to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy.
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Revertible (adjective)
Able to be reverted.
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Reversible (adjective)
able to be turned the other way round
“a reversible pushchair seat”
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Reversible (adjective)
(of a garment or fabric) faced on both sides so as to be worn or used with either outside
“a reversible duvet cover”
“a reversible jacket”
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Reversible (adjective)
(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”
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Reversible (adjective)
(of a reaction) occurring together with its converse, and so yielding an equilibrium mixture of reactants and products
“the formation of ethyl acetate from ethyl alcohol and acetic acid is a reversible reaction”
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Reversible (adjective)
(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
“the entropy change is zero only in the limiting case of a reversible process”
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Reversible (adjective)
(of a colloid) capable of being changed from a gel into a sol by a reversal of the treatment which turns the sol into a gel
“a reversible sol–gel transformation”