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

Derived Forms

• nonreversibility
  noun
• nonreversibleness
  noun
• unreversibleness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of reversibility

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

Example Sentences

“The exact number and reversibility of these outages won’t matter much physically until Hormuz reopens, but it matters for market sentiment and oil price,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

"This reversibility is useful for things like real-time measurements," Downs said.

From Science Daily • Oct. 3, 2023

In a recently published study in Cerebral Cortex, we and our colleagues investigated the reversibility of altered brain structure in individuals who had recovered their sight after suffering from congenital blindness.

From Scientific American • May 12, 2023

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

From Slate • Sep. 3, 2020

The ideal engine was a very simple affair: but the notion of reversibility is difficult to express in a form sufficiently definite and precise.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew