: a reversible cloth or article of clothing
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Adjective
Fortunately, the damage is reversible.
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Heidi Cope, Health, 19 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, the FDA issued its recall classification as Class II, indicating the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health effects, though the probability of serious harm is remote.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2025
This means the cute reversible one your neighbor sewed for you is approved.
—Joy Pieper, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2020
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Adjective
Blindness may or may not be reversible depending on the cause.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 19 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday, the FDA issued its recall classification as Class II, indicating the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health effects, though the probability of serious harm is remote.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
Putting a radiator behind the O11 Vision Compact’s side bracket doesn’t make much sense with regard to tube routing, so Lian Li made the bracket reversible.
—PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2025
This means the cute reversible one your neighbor sewed for you is approved.
—Joy Pieper, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2020
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“Reversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reversible. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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reversible
1 of 2 adjective
re·vers·ible
ri-ˈvər-sə-bəl 
1
: capable of being reversed or of reversing
a reversible chemical reaction
2
a
: having two finished usable sides
reversible fabrics
b
: wearable with either side out
a reversible coat
reversible
2 of 2 noun
: a reversible cloth or garment
Medical Definition
reversible
adjective
re·vers·ible
ri-ˈvər-sə-bəl
1
: capable of going through a series of actions (as changes) either backward or forward
the chemical reaction was not reversible
2
: capable of being corrected or undone : not permanent or irrevocable
reversible hypertension
a reversible vasectomy
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