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reversible

adjective

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L253566 on Wikidata ↗

noun

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L326767 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪbəl/

adj

Etymology: Probably from Middle French, equivalent to reverse + -ible.

  1. Able to be reversed.

    […] the Welwyn bottleneck will be relaid with high-speed turnouts and resignalled for reversible working.

  2. Able to be worn inside out.

    That boy, Louis, is in his way a masterpiece. Do you know, every article of clothing that he wears is reversible, so that he can present quite a different appearance at the shortest notice!

  3. Capable of proceeding in either direction.
  4. Capable of returning to the original state.
  5. Capable of returning to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy.
  6. Providing sufficient reason for a court decision to be overturned on appeal.

noun

Etymology: Probably from Middle French, equivalent to reverse + -ible.

  1. A garment that can be worn inside out.