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Irreversible

//ˌɪr.ɪˈvɝ.sə.bəl// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backwards. not-comparable

    "an irreversible engine"

  2. 2
    Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled. not-comparable

    "an irreversible sentence or decree"

  3. 3
    Incapable of being reversed to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    incapable of being reversed wordnet

Etymology

From ir- + reversible.

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