reversible
- adjective
- /rɪˈvɜːrsəbl/
- The doctor explained that the damage to the patient's liver is reversible with proper treatment.
- perfectly reversible
- reversible process
- reversible condition
They're just trying to help you correct this very correctable, reversible medical problem.
- They're just trying to help you correct this very correctable, reversible medical problem.
- A free trade area is a partial and reversible arrangement.
- Reaching into the box, is climate change reversible?
- However, a biological process isn't completely reversible.
- And to the researchers surprise, they found that aging in glass is indeed reversible, with some caveats.
- And that's the the long acting reversible contraceptives, the the implant and the IUD.
- Essentially, you know, quantum computing is usually you embed reversible operations into a quantum computation.
- When the opportunity is not unique, when the stake is insignificant, or when the decision is reversible.
- So solvent reversible adhesives wouldn't necessarily work.
- Oh my God, there were no way these are not reversible.
- And of course, this resin is synthetic and fully reversible.
Examples
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But The thing is, this disease is easily preventable and often reversible through some pretty simple diet and lifestyle changes.
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And to the researchers surprise, they found that aging in glass is indeed reversible, with some caveats.
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Yes, it is, but it's reversible in most cases.
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It's also reversible which is kind of cool.
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The whole process is reversible.
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Have we determined yet if the condition is reversible?
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Nevertheless, many of the negative environmental indicators associated with agricultural technology seem reversible, although at substantial cost.
Academic text (1998) -
The procedure's completely reversible.
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The self-contained unit provides a reversible 4-20 mA output proportional to liquid level or space.
Academic text (1997) -
Thanks to recent advancements, the pollution in the river is now seen as reversible, encouraging wildlife to thrive again.
Synonyms
A device or setting you can return to its original state after a change
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A process where a system returns to how it started when the steps are done backward
How Reversible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reversible comes from the Latin parts re- 'again' and vertere 'to turn', so it literally means something that can be 'turned back' to an earlier state, which is why a reversible decision or operation can be changed back.