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Interchangeable definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTERCHANGEABLE, a. That may be interchanged; that may be given and taken mutually.
1. Following each other in alternate succession; as the four interchangeable seasons.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged; "the arguments of the symmetric relation, `is a sister of,' are interchangeable"
2: capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability; "interchangeable electric outlets" "interchangeable parts" [syn: exchangeable, interchangeable, similar, standardized, standardised]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 14th century capable of being interchanged; especially permitting mutual substitution <interchangeable parts> • interchangeability noun • interchangeableness noun • interchangeably adverb

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Interchangeable In`ter*change"a*ble, a. [Cf. OF. entrechangeable.] 1. Admitting of exchange or mutual substitution. ``Interchangeable warrants.'' --Bacon. 2. Following each other in alternate succession; as, the four interchangeable seasons. --Holder. -- In`ter*change"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`ter*change"a*bly, adv.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Things that are interchangeable can be exchanged with each other without it making any difference. Every part on the new models is interchangeable with those on the original. ADJ: oft ADJ with n • interchangeably These expressions are often used interchangeably, but they do have different meanings. ADV: ADV after v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. That may be interchanged, mutually exchangeable.

Moby Thesaurus

alike, assignable, changeable, communicable, commutable, commutative, conductive, consignable, contagious, convertible, conveyable, equal, equalizing, equivalent, even, exchangeable, exchanged, expressable, give-and-take, impartable, indiscernible, indistinct, indistinctive, indistinguishable, interchanged, mailable, metathetic, movable, mutual, permutable, portable, portative, reciprocal, reciprocating, reciprocative, removable, retaliatory, returnable, standard, stereotyped, substitutable, swapped, switched, traded, transferable, transfusable, transmissible, transmissive, transmittable, transportable, transportative, transposable, transposed, undifferentiated, undiscriminated, undistinguishable, undistinguished, uniform, without distinction