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Changeable vs Reversible - What's the difference?

changeable | reversible | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between changeable and reversible

is that changeable is capable of being changed while reversible is able to be reversed.

changeable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being changed.
  • Subject to sudden or frequent changes.
  • The weather is very changeable today; it can be bright sunshine, cloudy, windy and rainy in the same half-hour.

    Derived terms

    * changeably * changeability

    reversible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • able to be reversed
  • (of clothing) able to be worn inside out
  • (chemistry) (of a chemical reaction ) capable of proceeding in either direction
  • (physics) (of a phase change ) capable of returning to the original state
  • (thermodynamics) capable of returning to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy
  • Antonyms

    * irreversible

    Derived terms

    * reversibility