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ir·re·vers·i·ble

(ĭr′ĭ-vûr′sə-bəl)

adj.

Impossible to reverse: an irreversible momentum toward open revolution.

ir′re·vers′i·bil′i·ty, ir′re·vers′i·ble·ness n.

ir′re·vers′i·bly adv.

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irreversible

(ˌɪrɪˈvɜːsəbəl)

adj

1. not able to be reversed: the irreversible flow of time.

2. not able to be revoked or repealed; irrevocable

3. (Chemistry) chem physics capable of changing or producing a change in one direction only: an irreversible reaction.

4. (General Physics) thermodynamics (of a change, process, etc) occurring through a number of intermediate states that are not all in thermodynamic equilibrium

ˌirreˌversiˈbility, ˌirreˈversibleness n

ˌirreˈversibly adv

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ir•re•vers•i•ble

(ˌɪr ɪˈvɜr sə bəl)

adj.

not reversible; incapable of being changed: His refusal is irreversible.

[1620–30]

ir`re•vers`i•bil′i•ty, ir`re•vers′i•ble•ness, n.

ir`re•vers′i•bly, adv.

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Adj.

irreversible - incapable of being reversed; "irreversible momentum toward revolution"

reversible - capable of reversing or being reversed; "reversible hypertension"

irreversible

adjective irrevocable, incurable, irreparable, final, unalterable She could suffer irreversible brain damage if we don't act fast.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

irreversible

adjective

That cannot be revoked or undone:

irrevocable, unalterable.

Idiom: beyond recall.

Translations

لا يُقْلَب، غَيْر قابِل للإنْعِكاس

nezvratný

uoprettelig

irreversibel unwiderruflich

irréversible

megmásíthatatlanvisszafordíthatatlan

óafturkallanlegur, óbreytanlegur

irreversibile

negrąžinamasnegrįžtamas

neatgriežamsneatsaucams

необратимый

nezvratný

değiştirilemez

不可逆的不能挽回的

irreversible

[ˌɪrɪˈvɜːsəbl] ADJ [process] → irreversible; [decision] → irrevocable

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

irreversible

[ˌɪrɪˈvɜː^rsɪb^əl] adj [change, reform] → irréversible
The reforms are irreversible → Ces réformes sont irréversibles.
irreversible brain damage → une atteinte cérébrale irréversible

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

irreversible

adj → nicht rückgängig zu machen; decision, judgement → unwiderruflich; (Med, Phys, Chem) → irreversibel; damage → bleibend; decision → unumstößlich; to be in irreversible decline → sich in einem unaufhaltsamen Abwärtstrend befinden

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

irreversible

[ˌɪrɪˈvɜːsəbl] adj → irreversibile

irreversible

(iriˈvəːsəbl) adjective

that cannot be reversed or changed back; (of damage) permanent.

irreversible

adj irreversible

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