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

Researchers at the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering at CU Boulder believe this unusual combination of strength and reversibility could help inspire a new generation of engineered materials.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026

The technique is of dubious utility in a kitchen, but it neatly demonstrates the reversibility of physics.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 20, 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

This property of reversibility is also shared by the process of Carnot.

From Popular scientific lectures by Ernst Mach

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