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Webster 1913 Edition
Interchangeable
Inˊter-change′a-ble
,Adj.
[Cf. OF.
entrechangeable
.] 1.
Admitting of exchange or mutual substitution.
“Interchangeable warrants.” Bacon.
Inˊter-change′a-ble-ness
, Noun.
Inˊter-change′a-bly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Interchangeable
INTERCHANGEABLE
,Adj.
1.
Following each other in alternate succession; as the four interchangeable seasons.Definition 2024
interchangeable
interchangeable
English
Adjective
interchangeable (not comparable)
- Freely substitutable. That may be swapped at will.
- Eli Whitney's development of interchangeable parts was a breakthrough for modern manufacturing. Prior to that each part had to be made custom.
- 2014, Ian Jack, "Is this the end of Britishness", The Guardian, 16 September 2014:
- The English, until relatively recently, seem to have imagined “English” and “British” to be interchangeable, as if Britain was just a bigger England.
Derived terms
Translations
freely substitutable
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French
Etymology
From interchanger + -able
Adjective
interchangeable m, f (plural interchangeables)