Antonyms for reversible
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : ri-vur-suh-buh l |
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈvɜr sə bəl |
Definition of reversible
Origin :- 1640s, from reverse (v.) + -ible. As a noun, of garments, from 1863. Related: Reversable (1580s).
- As in changeable : adj erratic
- This conduct is explained by the principles of reversible reactions.
- Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
- But some words are reversible in sense as well as in orthography.
- Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 207, October 15, 1853 » by Various
- It was a reversible van, with a door at each right-hand corner.
- Extract from : « Mugby Junction » by Charles Dickens
- Explain what the author means by saying, "The mole is a reversible machine."
- Extract from : « The Silent Readers » by William D. Lewis
- The history of the egg shows a reversible condition of rest and of activity.
- Extract from : « The Organism as a Whole » by Jacques Loeb
- The benches can be made to face each other in pairs, for the backs are reversible.
- Extract from : « Across the Plains » by Robert Louis Stevenson
- The camera should be provided with a reversible back and a long bellows.
- Extract from : « The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 » by Various
- Moreover, in most cases, they are not reversible as are the crustal and solar phenomena.
- Extract from : « Climatic Changes » by Ellsworth Huntington
- I cultivate at all ages, while young with plow, and old orchard with reversible disc.
- Extract from : « The Apple » by Various
- When these strips are woven, the rug or mat will be reversible.
- Extract from : « Hand-Loom Weaving » by Mattie Phipps Todd
Synonyms for reversible
- agitated
- capricious
- changeful
- commutative
- convertible
- fickle
- fitful
- flighty
- fluctuating
- fluid
- impulsive
- inconstant
- indecisive
- irregular
- irresolute
- irresponsible
- kaleidoscopic
- mercurial
- mobile
- movable
- mutable
- permutable
- protean
- restless
- reversible
- revocable
- shifting
- skittish
- spasmodic
- transformable
- transitional
- uncertain
- unpredictable
- unreliable
- unsettled
- unstable
- unsteady
- vacillating
- vagrant
- variable
- variant
- varying
- versatile
- volatile
- wavering
- whimsical
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