invertible

English

Etymology

From invert +‎ -ible.

Adjective

invertible (not comparable)

1. Capable of being inverted or turned.
2. (mathematics, especially of a function or matrix) Able to be inverted, having an inverse.
3. (chemistry) Capable of being changed or converted.

   invertible sugar

Derived terms

• invertible matrix
• invertibility

Translations

(mathematics) which has an inverse

• Arabic: عَكُوْسَة (ʕakuwsa)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 可逆的 (ke ni de)

• Dutch: inverteerbaar
• Finnish: kääntyvä (fi)
• French: inversible (fr) m or f
• German: invertierbar
• Hungarian: invertálható (hu)
• Portuguese: invertível
• Spanish: invertible (es)
• Swedish: inverterbar (sv)

Spanish

Etymology

From invertir +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imbeɾˈtible/ [ĩm.beɾˈt̪i.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -ible
• Syllabification: in‧ver‧ti‧ble

Adjective

invertible m or f (masculine and feminine plural invertibles)

1. invertible

Further reading

• “invertible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014