REVERSIBLE


Meaning of REVERSIBLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪvɜ:(r)sɪb(ə)l ]

1.

If a process or an action is reversible , its effects can be reversed so that the original situation returns.

Heart disease is reversible in some cases, according to a study published last summer.

≠ irreversible

ADJ

2.

Reversible clothes or materials have been made so that either side can be worn or shown as the outside.

...a reversible waistcoat.

ADJ

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