REVERSIBLY

reversibly

(adverb) in a reversible manner; “reversibly convertible”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

reversibly (comparative more reversibly, superlative most reversibly)

In a way that can be undone.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*vers"i*bly, adv.

Definition: In a reversible manner.

REVERSIBLE

Re*vers"i*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. réversible 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 May 2024

SUNLIT

(adjective) lighted by sunlight; “the sunlit slopes of the canyon”; “violet valleys and the sunstruck ridges”- Wallace Stegner


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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