Hypertext Webster Gateway: "reversible"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Reversible \Re*vers"i*ble\, a. [Cf. F. r['e]versible revertible,
reversionary.]
1. Capable of being reversed; as, a chair or seat having a
reversible back; a reversible judgment or sentence.
2. Hence, having a pattern or finished surface on both sides,
so that either may be used; -- said of fabrics.
{Reversible lock}, a lock that may be applied to a door
opening in either direction, or hinged to either jamb.
{Reversible process}. See under {Process}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
reversible
adj 1: capable of reversing or being reversed; "reversible
hypertension" [ant: {irreversible}]
2: capable of being reversed or used with either side out; "a
reversible jacket" [syn: {two-sided}] [ant: {nonreversible}]
3: capable of being reversed; "a reversible decision is one
that can be appealed or vacated"
4: (chemistry; physics) capable of assuming or producing either
of two states; "a reversible chemical reaction"; "a
reversible cell"
n : a garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out
(with either side of the cloth showing)
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