Reversible Meaning
/ɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪbəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjAble to be reversed.
adjAble to be worn inside out.
Sentence Examples
The effects are reversible.
The effects are not reversible.
Would you like a belt with a reversible design?
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
This chemical reaction is easily ____ back if you change the temperature.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The damage to the ecosystem was not ____ and the species that had been lost could not be recovered.
Word Origin & History
Probably from Middle French, equivalent to reverse + -ible.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] the Welwyn bottleneck will be relaid with high-speed turnouts and resignalled for reversible working."
— 1960 June, “Talking of Trains: Sunday on the G.N. line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 322:
"That boy, Louis, is in his way a masterpiece. Do you know, every article of clothing that he wears is reversible, so that he can present quite a different appearance at the shortest notice!"
— 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
This chemical reaction is easily ____ back if you change the temperature.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The damage to the ecosystem was not ____ and the species that had been lost could not be recovered.