English

Noun

hybrid ‎(plural hybrids)

1. (biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
2. Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
   1. (linguistics) A word whose elements are derived from different languages.
   2. A hybrid vehicle (especially a car), one that runs on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
   3. (cycling) A bicycle that is a compromise between a road bike and a mountain bike.
   4. (golf) A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
   5. An electronic circuit constructed of individual devices bonded to a substrate or PCB.

Synonyms

• mixling, cross-breed, halfling

Translations

Adjective

hybrid ‎(comparative more hybrid, superlative most hybrid)

1. Consisting of diverse 'hybridized' components.

Translations

Related terms

• hybrida
• hybridise / hybridize
• hybridism
• hybridist
• hybridity
• hybrid car
• hybrid computer
• hybrid tea, hybrid tea rose

See also

• transgenic
• cultivar

References

• hybrid, page 216, chapter: A Miscegenation Vocabulary in Interracialism, Terms from the Oxford English Dictionary, book: Black White Intermarriage in Americal History, Literature and Law, Edited by Werner Sollor, Oxford University Press, 2000
• hybrid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• hybrid in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• hybrid at OneLook Dictionary Search

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin hibrida

Noun

hybrid m ‎(definite singular hybriden, indefinite plural hybrider, definite plural hybridene)

1. a hybrid

References

• “hybrid” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin hibrida

Noun

hybrid m ‎(definite singular hybriden, indefinite plural hybridar, definite plural hybridane)

1. a hybrid

References

• “hybrid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.