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reversible |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. Hence having a pattern or finished surface on both sides, so that either may be used -- said of fabrics. {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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: reversible adj 1: capable of reversing or being reversed; "reversible hypertension" [ant: {irreversible}] 2: capable of being reversed or used with either side out "a reversible jacket" [syn: {two-sided}] [ant: {nonreversible}] 3: capable of being reversed; "a reversible decision is one that can be appealed or vacated" 4: (chemistry; physics) capable of assuming or producing either of two states; "a reversible chemical reaction"; "a reversible cell" n : a reversible garment (especially a coat)
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