Advertisement
Advertisement
reversibility
[ ri-vur-suh-bil-i-tee ]
noun
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Discover More
Other Words From
- non·re·vers·i·bil·i·ty non·re·vers·i·ble·ness noun
- un·re·vers·i·ble·ness noun
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of reversibility1
Discover More
Example Sentences
“The problem is, this reaction is not very reversible,” says Wei Sun, a materials scientist at the University of Münster in Germany.
A reversible door with compartment shelves offers utility, while the petite size, old-timey hues and stainless steel pull handles make this a neato accessory to amp up the style factor of any room.
They’re also reversible, and able to fit either of the two most common door widths.
This food processor comes with a chopping blade, a dough blade, and a reversible slicing and shredding disc.
In theory, the regulations being created today are reversible.
It remains doubtful, however, whether this reversibility can explain all the synthetic processes in the cell.
This leads me to the enunciation of a principle which underlies all optical phenomena—the principle of reversibility.
This property of reversibility is also shared by the process of Carnot.
The combination of invariability and reversibility in the Peirce pendulums was an innovation for relative determinations.
But even such reversibility of continuous series does not by itself establish coexistence.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse