reversible

See also: réversible

English

Etymology

Probably from Middle French.

Adjective

reversible (not comparable)

  1. Able to be reversed.
  2. (of clothing) Able to be worn inside out.
  3. (chemistry, of a chemical reaction) Capable of proceeding in either direction.
  4. (physics, of a phase change) Capable of returning to the original state.
  5. (thermodynamics) Capable of returning to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy.

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Catalan

Adjective

reversible (masculine and feminine plural reversibles)

  1. reversible

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Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

reversible

  1. definite singular of reversibel
  2. plural of reversibel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

reversible

  1. definite singular of reversibel
  2. plural of reversibel

Spanish

Adjective

reversible (plural reversibles)

  1. reversible

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