Eversible

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Able to be turned inside out or reversed in position or order
2. Describes something that can be flipped so that the inner side becomes the outer side
3. Characterized by the property of being reversible by turning its parts inside out

Etymology: "Eversible" is built from "evert," a verb meaning to turn something inside out, plus the adjective-forming suffix "-ible," meaning "able to be" or "capable of being." So an eversible thing is one that can be turned inside out. The verb "evert" comes from Latin "evertere," formed from "e" or "ex," meaning "out," and "vertere," meaning "to turn." That same Latin root gives English "verse," "version," "convert," and "reverse," all of which share the sense of turning. "Evert" entered English through the Latin verb, and "eversible" follows it as a regular formation from that verb and the "-ible" suffix.

Synonyms: reversible, invertible, convertible, transformable, transmutable

Antonyms: irreversible, fixed, permanent, unchangeable, stable