interchangeable
Collocations
5(adj.)
VERBS
be, seem | become
ADV
fully, totally | almost, virtually
PREP
with
The old camera batteries are interchangeable with the new ones.
Definitions
adj
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
Anything that can be interchanged; a substitute.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — capable of replacing or changing places with something else
- exchangeable
- similar
- standardized
- standardised
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Eli Whitney's development of interchangeable parts was a breakthrough for modern manufacturing. Prior to that, each part had to be made custom.
WiktionaryConstructional 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 whi
WiktionarySometimes the same words mean opposite things. Sometimes the opposite is true. Shock absorbers are called shocks. Slow down and slow up are interchangeable.
WiktionaryTruth and God are two entirely interchangeable ideas, and no religion or belief should claim to be the sole and exclusive owner of it.
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