noun
a garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out (with either side of the cloth showing)
• Hypernyms: ↑garment
adjective
1. capable of reversing or being reversed (Freq. 2)
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reversible hypertension
• Ant: ↑irreversible
• Similar to: ↑correctable, ↑rechargeable
2. capable of being reversed or used with either side out
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a reversible jacket
• Syn: ↑two-sided
• Ant: ↑nonreversible
• Similar to: ↑double-faced
• Derivationally related forms: ↑reverse
3. capable of being reversed
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a reversible decision is one that can be appealed or vacated
• Derivationally related forms: ↑reverse
4. capable of assuming or producing either of two states
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a reversible chemical reaction
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a reversible cell
• Similar to: ↑changeable, ↑changeful
• Derivationally related forms: ↑reversibility
• Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science, ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy
Useful english dictionary. 2012.