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Definition of Irreversible in English :

Irreversible

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Adjective

1. irreversible

incapable of being reversed

Example Sentences:
'irreversible momentum toward revolution'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Irreversible

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adjective

1.

not able to be reversed

the irreversible flow of time

2.

not able to be revoked or repealed; irrevocable

3. chemistry, physics

capable of changing or producing a change in one direction only

an irreversible reaction

4. thermodynamics

(of a change, process, etc) occurring through a number of intermediate states that are not all in thermodynamic equilibrium

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Irreversible

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adjective

not reversible

; specif.,

a.

that cannot be repealed or annulled

b.

that cannot be turned inside out, run backward, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Irreversible

see synonyms of irreversible

adj.

Impossible to reverse: an irreversible momentum toward open revolution.

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