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irreversible
[ ir-i-vur-suh-buhl ]
irreversible
/ ˌɪɪˈɜːəə /
adjective
- not able to be reversed
the irreversible flow of time
- not able to be revoked or repealed; irrevocable
- chem physics capable of changing or producing a change in one direction only
an irreversible reaction
- thermodynamics (of a change, process, etc) occurring through a number of intermediate states that are not all in thermodynamic equilibrium
Derived Forms
- ˌˌˈٲ, noun
- ˌˈ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- r·i·i·ٲ r·i··Ա noun
- r·i· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of irreversible1
Example Sentences
She condemned the killings as "irreversible and inconsistent with basic human dignity", adding that she had "asked personally for leniency".
And looking beyond its present woes, the industry faces tectonic shifts in demographics that suggest a potentially irreversible industry failure to market its products and build a new generation of customers.
Sir Keir has said Ukraine's path to Nato membership was "irreversible".
Sir Keir said Ukraine's path to Nato membership was "irreversible" and European nations "must increase our defence spending and take on a greater role" in the alliance.
Thompson, a former BBC and New York Times executive, called the moves a response “to profound and irreversible shifts in the way audiences in America consume news.”
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