reversibility

American  

[ri-vur-suh-bil-i-tee] / rɪˌvɜr səˈbɪl ɪ ti /

Rarely reversibleness

noun

1. the ability to become the opposite in position, direction, order, or character.

   The innovative new connector allows for simple field reversibility of the pump direction.

2. the ability to be restored or returned to a previous condition.

   Benefits include the reversibility of the procedure should a major improvement in symptoms not be realized.

3. the ability to be worn or used with either side facing outward.

   The reversibility of the jacket provides an opportunity to vary your look over the course of the day.

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Other Word Forms

• nonreversibility
  noun
• nonreversibleness
  noun
• unreversibleness
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of reversibility

revers(ible) ( def. ) + -ibility ( def. )

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

reversibility

Such capabilities could also create dangerous civilian consequences, making restraint and reversibility essential.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The authors say their strategy of inhibiting molecules downstream of retinoic acid is key to achieving this reversibility.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024

This latter circumstance is the key to reversibility and thus low dissipation, he adds, because it can reveal exactly where each particle has been.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 29, 2022

The word tenet reads the same backward and forward, one of several references to reversibility embedded in the film.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2020

Carnot’s rule is therefore the criterion of the reversibility of a cycle of operations as regards transfer of heat.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

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