interchangeable
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ɪntɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbl̩/ / [ɪɾ̃ɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbl̩]
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English interchange Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English interchangeable From interchange + -able.
- 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.”
“Constructional features of the railbus include the use of rubber suspension for axlebox/underframe and underframe/body mountings, the use of B.U.T. power transmission equipment, many components of which are interchangeable with those on British Railways standard railcars, power-operated sliding doors, and an absence of normal sidebuffers or drawgear.”
- Following each other in alternate succession; alternating.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English interchange Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English interchangeable From interchange + -able.
- Anything that can be interchanged; a substitute.