Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reversible

/ɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: re-versible
IPA: /ɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪbəl/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be reversed.

adj

Able to be worn inside out.

adj

Capable of proceeding in either direction.

adj

Capable of returning to the original state.

adj

Capable of returning to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy.

adj

Providing sufficient reason for a court decision to be overturned on appeal.

noun

A garment that can be worn inside out.

Example Sentences

"[…] the Welwyn bottleneck will be relaid with high-speed turnouts and resignalled for reversible working."
"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!"

Etymology

Probably from Middle French, equivalent to reverse + -ible.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: -
Suffix: reverse

Inflected Forms

reversibles (plural)

Derived Forms

bioreversible bireversible endoreversible irreversible microreversible nonreversible photoreversible pseudoreversible quasireversible reversibility reversibleness reversibly

Synonyms

two-sided

Antonyms

irreversible

Rhymes With

irreversible

Questions

How do you pronounce reversible?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪbəl/.
What does reversible mean?: Able to be reversed.
Where does reversible come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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