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convertible

adj
/kənˈvɜːtɪbl̩/UK/kənˈvɝtɪbl̩/US

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. derived from convertere
  2. derived from convertibilis

Definitions

  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. Interchangeable things or terms.

  3. A convertible car

    A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A convertible security

      A convertible security: a stock, bond, etc. that can be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.

    2. A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.

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Derived

convertible husbandry, convertible land, convertible mark, convertibleness, convertible pants, convertible security, convertibly, interconvertible, nonconvertible, photoconvertible, reconvertible, semiconvertible, unconvertible

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA