autoreverse

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ reverse.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɔːtoʊɹɪˈvɜːɹs/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɔːtəɹɪˈvɜːs/

Noun

autoreverse (uncountable)

1. A device in a tape recorder or player that enables playback or recording the tape in both directions, by changing the direction of the tape transport or by physically flipping the cassette.

Verb

autoreverse (third-person singular simple present autoreverses, present participle autoreversing, simple past and past participle autoreversed)

1. (intransitive) To reverse automatically.
   • 2011, Matt Neuburg, Programming iOS 4, page 363:

     Unless the animation also autoreverses, the animation will “jump” from its end to its start to begin the next repetition.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English autoreverse.

Noun

autoreverse m (invariable)

1. autoreverse