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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 not able to be revoked or repealed; irrevocable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. | 1. | irreversible - incapable of being reversed; "irreversible momentum toward revolution" reversible - capable of reversing or being reversed; "reversible hypertension" |
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irreversible
adjective irrevocable, incurable, irreparable, final, unalterable She could suffer irreversible brain damage if we don't act fast.
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irreversible
adjectiveThat cannot be revoked or undone:
Idiom: beyond recall.
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Translations
لا يُقْلَب، غَيْر قابِل للإنْعِكاس
nezvratný
uoprettelig
megmásíthatatlanvisszafordíthatatlan
óafturkallanlegur, óbreytanlegur
negrąžinamasnegrįžtamas
neatgriežamsneatsaucams
nezvratný
değiştirilemez
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
[ˌɪrɪˈvɜːrsɪbəl] adj [change, reform] → irréversibleThe 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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
irreversible
(iriˈvəːsəbl) adjective that cannot be reversed or changed back; (of damage) permanent.
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irreversible
adj irreversibleEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.