"reversible" meaning in English

See reversible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-reversible.wav
Etymology: Probably from Middle French, equivalent to reverse + -ible. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{suf|en|reverse|ible}} reverse + -ible Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} reversible (not comparable)
  1. Able to be reversed. Tags: not-comparable Translations (able to be reversed): обратим (obratim) (Bulgarian), reversible (Catalan), vratný (Czech), omkeerbaar (Dutch), kääntyvä (Finnish), käännettävä (Finnish), réversible (French), შექცევადი (šekcevadi) (Georgian), შექცევითი (šekceviti) (Georgian), reversibel (German), αναιρέσιμος (anairésimos) (Greek), αναστρέψιμος (anastrépsimos) (Greek), reverserbar (Norwegian Bokmål), reversibel (Norwegian Bokmål), vendbar (Norwegian Bokmål), reverserbar (Norwegian Nynorsk), reversibel (Norwegian Nynorsk), vendbar (Norwegian Nynorsk), odwracalny (Polish), reversibil (Romanian), reversible (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-reversible-en-adj-LUtzhHhc Disambiguation of 'able to be reversed': 76 14 2 3 3 1
  2. (of clothing) Able to be worn inside out. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Clothing Translations (clothing that can be worn inside out): с две лица (s dve lica) (Bulgarian), réversible (French), wendbar (German), doppelseitig (German), vendbar (Norwegian Bokmål), vendbar (Norwegian Nynorsk), odwołalny (Polish), vändbar (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-reversible-en-adj-Ia2a6pRR Disambiguation of 'clothing that can be worn inside out': 2 88 2 1 2 4
  3. (chemistry, of a chemical reaction) Capable of proceeding in either direction. Tags: not-comparable Translations (capable of proceeding in either direction): tersinir (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-reversible-en-adj-trHkNW-i Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'capable of proceeding in either direction': 1 2 82 7 7 1
  4. (physics, of a phase change) Capable of returning to the original state. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-reversible-en-adj-JE016Rgr Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  5. (thermodynamics) Capable of returning to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Thermodynamics, Chemical reactions, Energy
    Sense id: en-reversible-en-adj-~JOcYM1A Disambiguation of Chemical reactions: 2 2 15 11 56 11 3 Disambiguation of Energy: 0 0 0 20 80 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ible, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 12 15 18 25 16 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ible: 9 9 11 12 34 14 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 6 13 14 36 15 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 9 8 12 13 33 13 6 2 1 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 6 14 15 31 17 4 2 1 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 16 10 8 32 10 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 12 12 11 10 35 9 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 9 12 13 39 8 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 6 10 11 45 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 9 12 10 39 10 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 10 9 10 42 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 7 7 12 13 41 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 8 10 11 43 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 8 4 16 19 42 7 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 8 9 13 10 36 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 7 7 11 11 49 11 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 9 12 10 38 11 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 8 9 12 10 39 10 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 5 11 12 49 12 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 10 12 10 38 10 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 10 10 12 10 38 10 11 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, thermodynamics
  6. (law) Providing sufficient reason for a court decision to be overturned on appeal. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-reversible-en-adj-wx0Lw2ey Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-reversible.wav Forms: reversibles [plural]
Etymology: Probably from Middle French, equivalent to reverse + -ible. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{suf|en|reverse|ible}} reverse + -ible Head templates: {{en-noun}} reversible (plural reversibles)
  1. A garment that can be worn inside out.
    Sense id: en-reversible-en-noun--g9Ik-QQ

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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