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irreversible
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adjective
not
reversible
;
incapable of being changed:
His refusal is irreversible.
Origin:
1620–30;
ir-
2
+
reversible
Related forms
ir·re·vers·i·bil·i·ty,
ir·re·vers·i·ble·ness,
noun
ir·re·vers·i·bly,
adverb
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irreversible
(ˌɪrɪˈvɜːsəb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
not able to be reversed:
the irreversible flow of time
2.
not able to be revoked or repealed; irrevocable
3.
chem, 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
irreversi'bility
—
n
irre'versibleness
—
n
irre'versibly
—
adv
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