Dictionary entry

Reversible

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Re‐vers″i‐ble (?), a. [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.