interchangeable

interchangeable
UK [ˌɪntə(r)ˈtʃeɪndʒəb(ə)l] / US [ˌɪntərˈtʃeɪndʒəb(ə)l] adjective
if two things are interchangeable, you can put each one of them in the place where the other was, or you can use one instead of the other, and the effect will be the same

The terms "thesis" and "dissertation" were at one time interchangeable.


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interchangeability
UK [ˌɪntə(r)ˌtʃeɪndʒəˈbɪlətɪ] / US [ˌɪntərˌtʃeɪndʒəˈbɪlətɪ] noun uncountable
interchangeably
adverb

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  • interchangeable — [ 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… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Interchangeable — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • interchangeable — index akin (germane), coequal, cognate, comparable (equivalent), convertible, disjunctive ( …   Law dictionary

  • interchangeable — late 14c. (implied in interchangeably), from INTER (Cf. inter ) + CHANGEABLE (Cf. changeable). Related: Interchangeability …   Etymology dictionary

  • interchangeable — is spelt with an e in the middle to preserve the soft sound of the g …   Modern English usage

  • interchangeable  — [adj] identical, transposable changeable, commutable, compatible, converse, convertible, correspondent, equivalent, exchangeable, fungible, interconvertible, mutual, reciprocal, reciprocative, same, substitutable, synonymous, workalike; concepts… …   New thesaurus

  • interchangeable — [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 …   English World dictionary

  • interchangeable — 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • interchangeable — [[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… …   English dictionary

  • interchangeable — 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) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • interchangeable — adjective 1. (mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged the arguments of the symmetric relation, is a sister of, are interchangeable • Similar to: ↑symmetrical, ↑symmetric • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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