interchangeable
1interchangeable — [ ɛ̃tɛrʃɑ̃ʒabl ] adj. • 1870; angl. interchangeable (1450), de l a. fr. entre changeable, de changer 1 ♦ Se dit de pièces, d objets semblables, de même destination, qui peuvent être changés l un pour l autre, mis à la place les uns des autres… …
2Interchangeable — In ter*change a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. entrechangeable.] [1913 Webster] 1. Admitting of exchange or mutual substitution. Interchangeable warrants. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Following each other in alternate succession; as, the four interchangeable… …
3interchangeable — index akin (germane), coequal, cognate, comparable (equivalent), convertible, disjunctive ( …
4interchangeable — late 14c. (implied in interchangeably), from INTER (Cf. inter ) + CHANGEABLE (Cf. changeable). Related: Interchangeability …
5interchangeable — is spelt with an e in the middle to preserve the soft sound of the g …
6interchangeable — [adj] identical, transposable changeable, commutable, compatible, converse, convertible, correspondent, equivalent, exchangeable, fungible, interconvertible, mutual, reciprocal, reciprocative, same, substitutable, synonymous, workalike; concepts… …
7interchangeable — [in΄tər chān′jə bəl] adj. [OFr entrechangeable] that can be interchanged; esp., that can be put or used in place of each other interchangeability n. interchangeably adv …
8interchangeable — in|ter|change|a|ble [ˌıntəˈtʃeındʒəbəl US tər ] adj things that are interchangeable can be used instead of each other ▪ These two words are almost interchangeable. ▪ a camera with interchangeable lenses >interchangeably adv… …
9interchangeable — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)tʃe͟ɪnʤəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: oft ADJ with n Things that are interchangeable can be exchanged with each other without it making any difference. His greatest innovation was the use of interchangeable parts... Many of his campaign proposals… …
10interchangeable — adjective things that are interchangeable can be used instead of each other: interchangeable parts | These two words are almost interchangeable. interchangeably adverb interchangeability noun (U) …
