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UK
/ˌɪntətʃˈeɪndʒəbəl/
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[ US /ˌɪnɝˈtʃeɪndʒəbəɫ, ˌɪntɝˈtʃeɪndʒəbəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnɝˈtʃeɪndʒəbəɫ, ˌɪntɝˈtʃeɪndʒəbəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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(mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged
the arguments of the symmetric relation, `is a sister of,' are interchangeable -
capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
interchangeable parts
interchangeable electric outlets
How To Use interchangeable In A Sentence
- Rack mounted systems are much more interchangeable and the casing lasts forever.
- We tend to use these terms as if they were freely interchangeable forms of energy.
- Hence the words man, mankind, humanity have come to be treated as interchangeable synonyms.
- Some manufacturers also started producing telescopes with interchangeable eyepieces, giving a choice of fixed focus or zoom and, later, wide-angle.
- A reciprocating saw, as the name implies, utilizes interchangeable blades that move out and back in a reciprocating motion, in much the same action as using a handsaw.
- Next, I have to sit on what looks like an industrial exercise bike with interchangeable parts. Times, Sunday Times
- As a corollary to their sequestration, the sisters have developed a kind of incantatory and interchangeable speech, often speaking in unison.
- The name originates from the word for crab, the term for the two creatures being almost interchangeable in early cultures.
- There is no doubt in my mind that the word burly isn't interchangeable with the terms cut or svelte. Tom Gerdy: All the Mr. Potters Getting You Down? Focus on the George Baileys Around You
- After decades of producing small arms by hand, by 1842 the armories introduced large-scale assembly of muskets from uniform, interchangeable parts.