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convertible

noun

  1. Automobile body style that can convert between an open-air mode and an enclosed one
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adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kənˈvɜːtɪbl̩/ / /kənˈvɝtɪbl̩/

adj

Etymology: From Old French convertible, from Late Latin convertibilis (“interchangeable”), from Latin convertere (“to turn back, to turn over, to turn around, to turn upside down”), from con- (“with, together”) + vertere (“to turn”), + -ibilis (“-ible: able to”). Equivalent to convert + -ible.

  1. Able to be converted

    “As if, in truth, there were no God of Labour; as if godlike Labour and brutal Mammonism were convertible terms.”

  2. Able to be converted
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  6. Able to be converted

    “The Axis of the Earth is supposed to haue a convertible nature.”

  7. Able to be converted
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noun

Etymology: From Old French convertible, from Late Latin convertibilis (“interchangeable”), from Latin convertere (“to turn back, to turn over, to turn around, to turn upside down”), from con- (“with, together”) + vertere (“to turn”), + -ibilis (“-ible: able to”). Equivalent to convert + -ible.

  1. Interchangeable things or terms.
  2. A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.
  3. A convertible security: a stock, bond, etc. that can be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
  4. A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.