interchangeable
UK /ɪntɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbl̩/ US /ɪntɚˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbl̩/
adj 2noun 1
Definitions
adj
1
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.
2
Following each other in alternate succession; alternating.
noun
1
Anything that can be interchanged; a substitute.
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