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Convertible

Convertible Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Convertible? [n] a car that has top that can be folded or removed [n] a sofa that can be converted into a bed [n] a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock) [adj] capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy; "is lead really transmutable into gold?"; "ideas translatable into reality" [adj] capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value; "convertible securities" [adj] designed to be changed from one use or form to another; "a convertible sofa"; "a convertible coupe" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Convertible: adaptable \| cashable \| commutable \| convertible security \| exchangeable \| redeemable \| sofa bed \| transformable \| translatable \| transmutable Related Terms \| Find terms related to Convertible: all one \| all the same \| changeable \| coequal \| commutable \| commutative \| coordinate \| correspondent \| corresponding \| equal \| equalizing \| equiparant \| equipollent \| equivalent \| even \| exchanged \| give-and-take \| identical \| interchangeable \| interchanged \| liquid \| modifiable \| much the same \| mutual \| negotiable \| permutable \| reciprocal \| reciprocating \| reciprocative \| resolvable \| retaliatory \| returnable \| standard \| swapped \| switched \| tantamount \| traded \| transformable \| transitional \| transmutable \| transposed See Also \| auto \| automobile \| car \| certificate \| couch \| davenport \| day bed \| lounge \| machine \| motorcar \| security \| sofa \| studio couch Convertible In Webster's Dictionary \Convert"ible\, a. [L. convertibilis: cf. F. convertible.] 1. Capable of being converted; susceptible of change; transmutable; transformable. Minerals are not convertible into another species, though of the same genus. --Harvey. 2. Capable of being exchanged or interchanged; reciprocal; interchangeable. So long as we are in the regions of nature, miraculous and improbable, miraculous and incredible, may be allowed to remain convertible terms. --Trench.

Convertible Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Convertible?

[n] a car that has top that can be folded or removed
[n] a sofa that can be converted into a bed
[n] a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)
[adj] capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy; "is lead really transmutable into gold?"; "ideas translatable into reality"
[adj] capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value; "convertible securities"
[adj] designed to be changed from one use or form to another; "a convertible sofa"; "a convertible coupe"

Convertible In Webster's Dictionary

\Con*vert"i*ble\, a. [L. convertibilis: cf. F.
convertible.]
1. Capable of being converted; susceptible of change;
   transmutable; transformable.

         Minerals are not convertible into another species,
         though of the same genus.             --Harvey.

2. Capable of being exchanged or interchanged; reciprocal;
   interchangeable.

         So long as we are in the regions of nature,
         miraculous and improbable, miraculous and
         incredible, may be allowed to remain convertible
         terms.                                --Trench.

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