英和和英

発音

• IPA: /ɹəˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪbəl/

形容詞

reversible (not comparable)

1. Able to be reversed.
   • 1960 June, “Talking of Trains: Sunday on the G.N. line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 322:

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

2. (of clothing) Able to be worn inside out.
   • 1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:

     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!

3. (chemistry, of a chemical reaction) Capable of proceeding in either direction.
4. (physics, of a phase change) Capable of returning to the original state.
5. (thermodynamics) Capable of returning to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy.
6. (law) Providing sufficient reason for a court decision to be overturned on appeal.

反意語

• irreversible

派生語

名詞

reversible (plural reversibles)

1. A garment that can be worn inside out.

アナグラム

• silver beer