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# reversible

adjective (reversible)

«reversible» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Able to be changed back to how it was before. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reversible/#m1)
2. (clothes) Able to be worn either side out: a reversible jacket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reversible/#m2)
3. (science) A reversible change is one where you can get the original materials back, like melting ice or dissolving salt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reversible/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, pupils sort changes into reversible (melting, freezing, dissolving, evaporating) and irreversible (burning, cooking an egg, rusting). In maths, some operations can be reversed: adding is reversed by subtracting. In everyday life, «reversible» clothes have two looks. Phrases: «reversible change», «reversible reaction», «reversible jacket».

### Examples

- Melting chocolate is a reversible change, because it can set again. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reversible/#x1)
- Burning paper is not reversible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reversible/#x2)
- My coat is reversible: blue on one side and red on the other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reversible/#x3)
- Dissolving salt is reversible — evaporate the water and the salt is left. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reversible/#x4)
- The doctor said the damage was reversible with rest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reversible/#x5)
- Is cooking an egg a reversible change? No! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reversible/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: irreversible. Verb: reverse. Spelling: -ible (not «-able»). Maths link: inverse operations reverse each other (× and ÷, + and −).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «reversible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reversible/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«reversible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reversible.html) on Mova free.