Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Capable of being reversed, as.
  • adjective Finished so that either side can be used.
  • adjective Wearable with either side turned outward.
  • adjective Capable of assuming or producing either of two states.
  • adjective Of or relating to a process, such as a chemical reaction or a phase change, in which the system undergoing the process can be returned to its original state.
  • noun A reversible fabric or item of clothing.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Capable of being reversed.
  • Admitting of legal reversal or annulment.
  • Capable of being reversed, or of being used or shown with either side exposed: as, reversible cloth. Also reversable.
  • noun A textile fabric having two faces, either of which may be exposed; a reversible fabric.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Capable of being reversed.
  • adjective Hence, having a pattern or finished surface on both sides, so that either may be used; -- said of fabrics.
  • adjective a lock that may be applied to a door opening in either direction, or hinged to either jamb.
  • adjective See under Process.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective able to be reversed
  • adjective of clothing able to be worn inside out
  • adjective chemistry (of a chemical reaction) capable of proceeding in either direction
  • adjective physics (of a phase change) capable of returning to the original state
  • adjective thermodynamics capable of returning to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective capable of assuming or producing either of two states
  • noun a garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out (with either side of the cloth showing)
  • adjective capable of being reversed
  • adjective capable of being reversed or used with either side out
  • adjective capable of reversing or being reversed

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Probably from Middle French

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  • JM is excited to see how his new reversible jacket turns out.

    May 31, 2011