Definition of irreversible Irreversible

/ɪˌɹɪvɚˈsʌbʌl/ - [iriversubul] - ir•re•vers•i•ble

We found 8 definitions of irreversible from 5 different sources.

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What does irreversible mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

irreversible - incapable of being reversed; "irreversible momentum toward revolution"
  reversible capable of assuming or producing either of two states; "a reversible chemical reaction"; "a reversible cell"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • irreversible (Adjective)
    Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backward.
  • irreversible (Adjective)
    Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled.
  • irreversible (Adjective)
    Incapable of being reversed to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • irreversible (a.)
    Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backward; as, an irreversible engine.
  • irreversible (a.)
    Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled; as, an irreversible sentence or decree.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • irreversible
    Impossible to reverse.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • irreversible
    ir-re-vėrs′i-bl, adj. not reversible: that cannot be recalled or annulled.—ns. Irreversibil′ity, Irrevers′ibleness.—adv. Irrevers′ibly

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