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Meaning of "irreversibility" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IRREVERSIBILITY

irreversibility  [ˌɪrɪˌvɜːsəˈbɪlɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRREVERSIBILITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Irreversibility is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IRREVERSIBILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Irreversible process

In science, a process that is not reversible is called irreversible. This concept arises most frequently in thermodynamics. In thermodynamics, a change in the thermodynamic state of a system and all of its surroundings cannot be precisely restored to its initial state by infinitesimal changes in some property of the system without expenditure of energy. A system that undergoes an irreversible process may still be capable of returning to its initial state; however, the impossibility occurs in restoring the environment to its own initial conditions. An irreversible process increases the entropy of the universe. However, because entropy is a state function, the change in entropy of a system is the same whether the process is reversible or irreversible. The second law of thermodynamics can be used to determine whether a process is reversible or not. All complex natural processes are irreversible.

Definition of irreversibility in the English dictionary

The first definition of irreversibility in the dictionary is the quality or state of not being able to be reversed or not able to return to an original condition. Other definition of irreversibility is the quality or state of not being able to be revoked or repealed; irrevocability. Irreversibility is also the quality or state of being capable of changing or producing a change in one direction only.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IRREVERSIBILITY


ability
əˈbɪlɪtɪ
accessibility
əkˌsɛsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
accountability
əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪtɪ
availability
əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪtɪ
capability
ˌkeɪpəˈbɪlɪtɪ
compatibility
kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
disability
ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
durability
ˌdjʊərəˈbɪlɪtɪ
eligibility
ˌɛlɪdʒɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
flexibility
ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
inability
ˌɪnəˈbɪlɪtɪ
liability
ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
mobility
məʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
nobility
nəʊˈbɪlɪtɪ
possibility
ˌpɒsɪˈbɪlɪtɪ
probability
ˌprɒbəˈbɪlɪtɪ
reliability
rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪtɪ
responsibility
rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlɪtɪ
stability
stəˈbɪlɪtɪ
visibility
ˌvɪzɪˈbɪlɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRREVERSIBILITY

irresuscitable
irresuscitably
irretention
irretentive
irretentiveness
irretrievability
irretrievable
irretrievableness
irretrievably
irreverence
irreverent
irreverential
irreverently
irreversible
irreversibleness
irreversibly
irrevocability
irrevocable
irrevocableness
irrevocably

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRREVERSIBILITY

agility
credibility
facility
feasibility
fertility
functionality
hostility
humility
inevitability
instability
merchantability
profitability
suitability
susceptibility
sustainability
tranquility
usability
utility
variability
versatility
vulnerability

Synonyms and antonyms of irreversibility in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «irreversibility» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IRREVERSIBILITY

Find out the translation of irreversibility to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of irreversibility from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «irreversibility» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不可逆性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

irreversibilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

irreversibility
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

irreversibility
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الرجعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

необратимость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

irreversibilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

irreversibility
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

irréversibilité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketidakpatuhan semula
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unabänderlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不可逆性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비가역성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Irreversibility
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không thể đảo ngược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீளாத்தன்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Irreversibility
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tersinmezliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irreversibilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieodwracalność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незворотність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ireversibilitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μη αναστρεψιμότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onomkeerbaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oåterkallelighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

irreversibilitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of irreversibility

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRREVERSIBILITY»

The term «irreversibility» is regularly used and occupies the 57.692 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IRREVERSIBILITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about irreversibility

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRREVERSIBILITY»

Discover the use of irreversibility in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to irreversibility and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Quantum Mechanical Irreversibility and Measurement
The subject of this book emerged from a series of lectures that the author gave at the Department of Physics of the University of North Texas during the 1992 Spring Semester, and reflects the vivacious discussions that he has been having ...
Paolo Grigolini, 1993
2
Non-Equilibrium Entropy and Irreversibility
However, in the course of this work I have used a large number of results and ideas from the existing literature, and the reference list contains contributions from many different lines of research.
Goran Lindblad, C. Lindblad, 2001
3
Studies in irreversibility: texts and contexts
Together, these papers outline a method of examining experience as something more'or at least other'than the desire to know it, and in so doing they shed light on the powerful role of normativity in the narratives we construct in and about ...
Benjamin Schreier, 2007
4
Irreversibility, Uncertainty, and Investment
Most investment expenditures have two important characteristics.
Robert S. Pindyck, 1989
5
Explaining the Irreversibility of Grammaticalization
Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Wuppertal (Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Sprachwissenschaft, 5 entries in the bibliography, language: ...
Eleni Stefanidou, 2009
6
Advances in Chemical Physics, Resonances, Instability, and ...
This volume invites the reader not to an enumeration of final achievements of contemporary science, but to an excursion to science in the making." --from the Foreword by I. Prigogine What are the dynamical roots of irreversibility?
I. Prigogine, Stuart A. Rice, 2009
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Advances in Chemical Physics, Dynamical Systems and ...
Leading research, perspectives, and analysis of dynamical systems and irreversibility Edited by Nobel Prize winner Ilya Prigogine and renowned authority Stuart A. Rice, the Advances in Chemical Physics series provides a forum for critical, ...
Ioannis Antoniou, Ioannis Antoniou, 2003
8
Adjustment Costs, Irreversibility, and Investment Patterns ...
This paper examines dynamic patterns of investment in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe, assessing the consistency of those patterns with different adjustment cost structures.
Arne Bigsten, 1999
9
To Buy Or Not to Buy? Uncertainty, Irreversibility and ...
This study tests for the presence of real options effects induced by uncertainty and (partial) irreversibility on fixed capital investment using Italian company data.
‎2004
10
Investment, Uncertainty, and Irreversibility in Ghana
Panel data on Ghanaian manufacturing firms are used to test predictions from models of irreversible investment under uncertainty.
Catherine A. Pattillo, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRREVERSIBILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term irreversibility is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chemical Watch | News Item | Soeloc: an open-ended definition
... resorting to criteria, such as the absence of a safety threshold, the irreversibility of potential adverse effects and the societal consequences of them. The criteria ... «Chemical Watch, Jul 15»
2
Small nations have to play by the rules | Irish Examiner
If one small part were to be chipped off, the veneer of irreversibility would be permanently damaged, and this could have serious repercussions ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Is the Greek Bailout Too Severe? | The Corner
Irreversibility” was always a legal fiction, and fiction is not a sound basis for an economic policy. The euro is a contingent compromise, where ... «The Corner Economic, Jul 15»
4
Prepare for sustained market volatility - FTSE Global Markets
Any threats to the irreversibility of the euro embedded in peripheral sovereign spreads will be met with quick, decisive and effective action from ... «FTSE Global Markets, Jul 15»
5
Five Questions for Mario Draghi (and Four of Them Are on Greece …
Yet with talk of Grexit having erased the certainty of euro irreversibility, underlying trust in the euro zone may have been been shaken. «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
6
Five Questions for Mario Draghi (and Four of Them Are on Greece)
Yet with talk of Grexit having erased the certainty of euro irreversibility, underlying trust in the euro zone may have been been shaken. «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
7
What's Next For Greece and the European Union | World Policy …
The irrevocability and irreversibility of the euro is in question. Exit is a possibility. There is growing north/south European divide. French/German ... «World Policy Institute, Jul 15»
8
The pseudo-religion underpinning the Grexit fear
... between Brussels and Athens betrays an "almost quasi-religious faith in the benefits and irreversibility of the euro project," writes Ben Wright. «TradingFloor.com, Jul 15»
9
How Germany Beat Greece In Liar's Poker - Huffington Post
That is why the irreversibility of the euro has been a central principle of the common currency union. “The euro has never contracted -- it has ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
Rating firms don't see more euro break-up risk after Grexit proposal
... some analysts argue has significantly undermined the irreversibility of the single currency -- has not materially affected their calculations. «Reuters, Jul 15»

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