reversible Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out (with either side of the cloth showing)
  2. adjective capable of reversing or being reversed
    • reversible hypertension
  3. adjective capable of being reversed or used with either side out
    two-sided.
    • a reversible jacket
  4. adjective satellite capable of being reversed
    • a reversible decision is one that can be appealed or vacated
  5. adjective satellite capable of assuming or producing either of two states
    • a reversible chemical reaction
    • a reversible cell

WordNet

Re*vers"i*ble adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. réversible revertible, reversionary.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913