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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: reversibility - revised version</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="reversibility"> reversibility, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the fact or quality of being reversible. </DL> <A NAME="reversible"> reversible, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. that can be reversed; that can reverse. Ex. reversible seats on a train. <DD> 2. finished on both sides so that it can be worn with either side showing. Ex. a reversible fabric. Men to whom life had appeared as a reversible coat--seamy on both sides (O. Henry). <DD>noun 1. a garment, such as a raincoat, made so that either side may be worn exposed. <DD> 2. a reversible fabric. </DL> <A NAME="reversiblepitchpropeller"> reversible-pitch propeller,<DL COMPACT><DD> a propeller that can reverse its pitch for reverse thrust to slow down an aircraft while landing. </DL> <A NAME="reversiblereaction"> reversible reaction,<DL COMPACT><DD> a chemical reaction the progress of which may be halted and reversed or, after change has taken place, be caused to occur again in reverse, so as to leave the substances involved once again in their original state. Ex. A reaction in which the products can interact to form the starting materials is known as a reversible reaction (Parks and Steinbach). </DL> <A NAME="reversibly"> reversibly, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a reversible manner; so as to be reversible. </DL> <A NAME="reversinglayer"> reversing layer,<DL COMPACT><DD> the thin innermost layer of the atmosphere of the sun and other stars. Ex. The reversing layer is a mass of vapors, entirely of the earthly elements, that stretches some 1200 miles above the photosphere (Bernhard, Bennett, and Rice). </DL> <A NAME="reversion"> reversion, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a return, as to a former condition, practice, or belief. Ex. It had become, by one of those periodic reversions to the ways of the eighteenth century ... a question of dominating importance (Lytton Strachey). <DD> 2. the return of an estate to the person who makes the grant or his heirs after the grant expires. <DD> 3. an estate returning to the person who granted it or his heirs. <DD> 4. the right to future possession of a property, title, etc., under certain conditions. <DD> 5. (Biology.) a return to an earlier type; atavism. <DD> 6. the act or fact of turning or being turned the reverse way; reversal. <DD> 7. (Obsolete.) a remainder. </DL> <A NAME="reversional"> reversional, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or involving a reversion. </DL> <A NAME="reversionary"> reversionary, adjective. =reversional.</DL> <A NAME="reversioner"> reversioner, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Law.) a person who possesses the reversion to an estate, office, or the like. </DL> <A NAME="revert"> revert, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. 1. to go back; return. Ex. After the settlers left, the natives reverted to their savage customs. My thoughts reverted to the last time I had seen her. <DD> 2. to go back to a former possessor or his heirs. Ex. If a man dies without heirs, his property may revert to distant relatives. <DD> 3. (Biology.) to go back to an earlier stage of development. <DD>noun a person who returns to his original, or a previous, faith. </DL> <A NAME="revertant"> revertant, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Genetics.) <DD>noun a mutant that reverts to an earlier condition, usually by a second mutation. <DD>adj. that has reverted to an earlier condition. Ex. revertant strains. </DL> <A NAME="reverter"> reverter (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing that reverts. </DL> <A NAME="reverter"> reverter (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Law.) reversion, as of an estate. </DL> <A NAME="revertible"> revertible, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can revert. </DL> <A NAME="revery"> revery, noun, pl. -eries. =reverie.</DL> <A NAME="revest"> revest, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to vest (a person) again, as with ownership, office, or power. <DD> 2. to vest (power, ownership, or office) again (in a person). <DD>v.i. to become vested again; revert to a former owner. </DL> <A NAME="revet"> revet, transitive verb, -vetted, -vetting.<DL COMPACT><DD> to face (as a wall or embankment) with masonry or other material. </DL> <A NAME="revetment"> revetment, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a retaining wall; facing, as of stone, brick, or cement, supporting or protecting a bank or embankment. <DD> 2. a wall of sandbags used to protect a military position, gun emplacement, or the like. Ex. "When there are ground forces deployed, you have them in deep revetments and bunkers" (New York Times Magazine). </DL> <A NAME="revibrate"> revibrate, verb, -brated, -brating.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. to vibrate again. Ex. The chord once touched, every note revibrated (Jane Porter). <DD>v.t. to cause to vibrate again. noun revibration. </DL> <A NAME="revictual"> revictual, verb, -ualed, -ualing or (especially British) -ualled, -ualling.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. to victual again; furnish again with provisions. Ex. The Roman fleet after it had been revictualled and repaired, stood right across the Mediterranean (Bosworth Smith). <DD>v.i. to renew one's stock of provisions. Ex. An invading army ... is therefore greatly harassed and cannot easily revictual (Daily News). </DL> <A NAME="review"> review, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to study again; look at again. Ex. Review today's lesson for tomorrow. He reviewed the scene of the crime. <DD> 2. to look back on. Ex. Before falling asleep, she reviewed the day's happenings. Now let's review the situation (W. H. Hudson). <DD> 3. to look at with care; examine again; examine. <DD> 4. (Law.) to subject (a decision or proceedings) to examination or revision. Ex. A superior court may review decisions of a lower court. <DD> 5. to inspect formally. Ex. The President reviewed the fleet. <DD> 6. to examine to give an account of; write and publish, or read aloud to a television or radio audience, an account of a book, play, motion picture, concert, ballet, or exhibition, giving its merits and faults. Ex. He reviews books for a living. <DD>v.i. to review books, plays, motion pictures, concerts, ballets, or exhibitions. <DD>noun 1. the act or process of studying again. Ex. Before the examinations we have a review of the term's work. <DD> 2. the act or process of looking back; survey. Ex. A review of the trip was pleasant. I have lived a life of which I do not like the review (Samuel Johnson). <DD> 3. =reexamination. <DD> 4. (Law.) an examination or revision of the decision or proceedings of a lower court by a higher one. <DD> 5. an examination; inspection. Ex. A review of the troops will be held during the general's visit to the camp. <DD> 6. an account of a book, play, motion picture, concert, ballet, or exhibition, giving its merits and faults. Ex. Reviews of new books, motion pictures, and plays appear in the newspapers. Her book is clever ... If it is put into capable hands for review! that's all it requires (George Meredith). <DD> 7. a magazine containing articles on subjects of current interest, including accounts of books. Ex. a law review, a financial review, a motionpicture review. <DD> 8. =revue. </DL> <A NAME="review"> re-view, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to view again or anew. Ex. Certain performances seem to gain on re-viewing (Saturday Review). </DL> <A NAME="reviewable"> reviewable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be reviewed. </DL> <A NAME="reviewal"> reviewal, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or process of reviewing. <DD> 2. =review. </DL> <A NAME="reviewer"> reviewer, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person who reviews. <DD> 2. a person who writes articles discussing books, plays, motion pictures, concerts, ballets, or exhibitions. Ex. After a fortnight of low ratings and blows from the reviewers, an emergency meeting of network bigwigs was held to try to pep up the show (Newsweek). </DL> <A NAME="reviewingstand"> reviewing stand,<DL COMPACT><DD> a grandstand from which a parade is reviewed. </DL> <A NAME="revile"> revile, verb, -viled, -viling.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. to call bad names; abuse with words. Ex. The tramp reviled the man who drove him off. <DD>v.i. to speak abusively. noun revilement. noun reviler. adv. revilingly. </DL> <A NAME="revisable"> revisable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be revised. </DL> <A NAME="revisal"> revisal, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or process of revising. <DD> 2. =revision. </DL> <A NAME="revise"> revise, verb, -vised, -vising, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. toread carefully in order to correct or make improvements; look over and change; examine and improve. Ex. to revise a manuscript, to revise a textbook, to revise a local ordinance. She had revised the long story she wrote to make it shorter. <DD> 2. to change; alter. Ex. A stubborn person is slow to revise his opinion. <DD>noun 1. the process of revising. <DD> 2. a revised form or version. <DD> 3. a proof sheet printed after corrections have been made. noun reviser. </DL> <A NAME="revisedstandardversion"> Revised Standard Version,<DL COMPACT><DD> an American Protestant revision of the New Testament, published in 1946; of the whole Bible, in 1952. (Abbr:) R.S.V. </DL> <A NAME="revisedversion"> Revised Version,<DL COMPACT><DD> the revised form of the Authorized (King James) Version of the Bible. The New Testament was published in 1881 and the Old Testament in 1885. (Abbr:) R.V. </DL> <A HREF="revision.dic">NEXT</A>