Interchangeable
[ɪntə'tʃeɪn(d)ʒəbl] or [,ɪntɚ'tʃendʒəbl]
Definition
(adj.) (mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged; 'the arguments of the symmetric relation, `is a sister of,' are interchangeable' .
Edited by Diana--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Admitting of exchange or mutual substitution.
(a.) Following each other in alternate succession; as, the four interchangeable seasons.
Typist: Yvette
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. That may be interchanged.
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Examples
- Carom and pocket billiards are so different that either they must be played on separate tables, or else the rails are so constructed as to be interchangeable. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The two looked alike in Portland; they were interchangeable. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The carriage and limber have each two removable interchangeable ammunition boxes for 12 rounds each, with a box for 12 rounds below the axle of the limber. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Dennison, a Boston watch maker, began making watches by machinery, and the foundation of the system of interchangeable parts was laid. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Governor and commander are interchangeable terms with Phil, expressive of the same respect and deference and applicable to nobody but Mr. George. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- His was the first interchangeable system in the making of small arms. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The instruction-book prepared for the use of inspectors stated that 'The parts should not be tinkered nor bent, as they are accurately made and interchangeable. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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