different between reversible vs recoverable

English

Etymology

Probably from Middle French.

Adjective

reversible (not comparable)

1. Able to be reversed.
2. (of clothing) Able to be worn inside out.
3. (chemistry, of a chemical reaction) Capable of proceeding in either direction.
4. (physics, of a phase change) Capable of returning to the original state.
5. (thermodynamics) Capable of returning to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy.

Antonyms

• irreversible

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

reversible (plural reversibles)

1. A garment that can be worn inside out.

Anagrams

• silver beer

Catalan

Adjective

reversible (masculine and feminine plural reversibles)

1. reversible

Related terms

• revers

Further reading

• “reversible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “reversible” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “reversible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “reversible” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

reversible

1. definite singular of reversibel
2. plural of reversibel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

reversible

1. definite singular of reversibel
2. plural of reversibel

Spanish

Adjective

reversible (plural reversibles)

1. reversible

Further reading

• “reversible” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

recover +? -able

Adjective

recoverable (not comparable)

1. Capable of being regained or recovered.

2. Restorable from sickness, faintness, danger, etc.
3. Capable of being brought back to a former condition, or recovered from.

4. Obtainable from a debtor or possessor

Antonyms

• irrecoverable
• unrecoverable

Translations

References

• recoverable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• recoverable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Noun

recoverable (plural recoverables)

1. (accounting) Amounts of reinsurance coverage that are due from a reinsurer.