reversibility

re·vers·i·ble

 (rĭ-vûr′sə-bəl)

adj.

1. Capable of being reversed, as:

a. Finished so that either side can be used: a reversible fabric.

b. Wearable with either side turned outward: a reversible skirt; a reversible vest.

2. Chemistry & Physics

a. Capable of assuming or producing either of two states: a reversible cell.

b. Of or relating to a process, such as a chemical reaction or a phase change, in which the system undergoing the process can be returned to its original state.

n.

A reversible fabric or item of clothing.

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re·vers′i·bil′i·ty, re·vers′i·ble·ness n.

re·vers′i·bly adv.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

reversibility - the quality of being reversible in either direction changeability, changeableness - the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change; "the changeableness of the weather" irreversibility - the quality of being irreversible (once done it cannot be changed)

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Translations

reversibilità

reversibility

n (of decision) → Rückgängigmachung f; (of process, Phys, Chem) → Umkehrbarkeit f; (of operation etc) → Reversibilität f

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