reversible
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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: {reversible}, {two-sided}] [ant:
{nonreversible}, {one-sided}]
3: capable of being reversed; "a reversible decision is one that
can be appealed or vacated"
4: capable of assuming or producing either of two states; "a
reversible chemical reaction"; "a reversible cell"
n 1: a garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out
(with either side of the cloth showing)
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence, having a pattern or finished surface on both sides,
so that either may be used; -- said of fabrics.
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{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}.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "reversible":
ameliorable, amendable, atavistic, correctable, corrigible,
curable, emendable, fixable, improvable, medicable, mendable,
reactionary, recessive, recidivist, recidivous, reclaimable,
recoverable, rectifiable, recyclable, redeemable, regressive,
remediable, repairable, reparable, restorable, retrievable,
retrograde, retrogressive, retrorse, retroverse, returnable,
reversional, reversionary, revertible, revulsionary
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