Definition of Nonreversible

1. Adjective. Not reversible or capable of having either side out.

Exact synonyms: One-sided
Antonyms: Reversible

Definition of Nonreversible

1. Adjective. Not reversible; irreversible ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nonreversible

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonreversible

nonretroactivity
nonretroflex
nonretrograde
nonretroreflective
nonretroviral
nonreturn
nonreturnable
nonreturnables
nonreturned
nonreturner
nonreturners
nonreusable
nonrev
nonrevenue
nonreversed
nonreversible (current term)
nonreversibly
nonreviewed
nonreviewer
nonreviewing
nonrevised
nonrevisionary
nonrevisionist
nonrevisionists
nonrevivable
nonrevocable
nonrevolution
nonrevolutionaries
nonrevolutionary
nonrevolving

Literary usage of Nonreversible

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Methods of Measuring Electrical Resistance by Edwin Fitch Northrup (1912)
"nonreversible Ratio Arms Adjustable without Contact Resistances. ... 510. nonreversible ratio arms, which involves no contact resistances in the ratio arms, ..."

2. Proceedings of the Annual Conference by Indiana Science Teachers' Association, American Society of University Composers (1906)
"3 The chain hoist Among the different classes of machines the nonreversible type presents interesting problems in efficiency, displacement ratio, ..."

3. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"... both of the principal types (in terms of their overall course of development) of lake thermokarst are manifested: the „nonreversible type—on the plains ..."

4. Theoretical and Physical Chemistry by Samuel Lawrence Bigelow (1912)
"In nonreversible cells we cannot reverse the chemical process by sending a current through the cell. When we try to do so electrolysis occurs; for example, ..."

5. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"The clinical course of the illness usually helps to distinguish reversible from nonreversible disease. The individual who has been ill for some time most ..."

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