different between unstable vs reversible

English

Etymology

un- +? stable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?ste?b??/
• Rhymes: -e?b?l

Adjective

unstable (comparative more unstable, superlative most unstable)

1. Having a strong tendency to change.
2. Fluctuating; not constant.
3. Fickle.
4. Unpredictable.
5. (chemistry) Readily decomposable.
6. (physics) Radioactive, especially with a short half-life.

Synonyms

• (having strong tendency to change): labile
• (fluctuating, not constant): instable (rare); see also Thesaurus:unsteady
• (fickle): arbitrary, capricious
• (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over): tottering, unsteady, wobbly; see also Thesaurus:rickety

Antonyms

• stable

Related terms

• instability
• unstability (rare)

Translations

Verb

unstable (third-person singular simple present unstables, present participle unstabling, simple past and past participle unstabled)

1. (transitive) To release (an animal) from a stable.

Anagrams

• abluents, ant-blues, bleaunts, blue ants, tunables, unablest

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.