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Reversible vs Endoreversible - What's the difference?

reversible | endoreversible |

As adjectives the difference between reversible and endoreversible

is that reversible is reversible (capable of being reversed or inverted) while endoreversible is (physics) internally reversible.

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

    endoreversible

    English

    Adjective

    (Endoreversible thermodynamics) (-)
  • (physics) internally reversible