convertible
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old French convertible, from Late Latin convertibilis (“interchangeable”), from Latin convertere (“to turn back, to turn over, to turn around, to turn upside down”), from con- (“with, together”) + vertere (“to turn”), + -ibilis (“-ible: able to”). Equivalent to convert + -ible.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈvɜːtɪbl̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kənˈvɝtɪbl̩/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tɪbəl
Adjective edit
convertible (comparative more convertible, superlative most convertible)
- Able to be converted, particularly:
- Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
- 1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “ch. VI, Two Centuries”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book III (The Modern Worker):
- As if, in truth, there were no God of Labour; as if godlike Labour and brutal Mammonism were convertible terms.
- (logic) Able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion) without falsehood.
- Able to be turned, especially
- Able to be turned into a different thing, especially
- Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
Synonyms edit
- (able to be exchanged): equivalent, interchangeable, swappable; synonymous (of words)
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
able to be converted
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Noun edit
convertible (plural convertibles)
- (dated, in the plural) Interchangeable things or terms.
- (vehicles) A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.
- (finance) A convertible security: a stock, bond, etc. that can be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
- (computing) A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.
Synonyms edit
- (car with removable roof): cabriolet, cabrio (used of European cars), drophead (British), landau, roadster
Translations edit
car whose roof can be removed or folded
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See also edit
References edit
- “convertible, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1893.
French edit
Etymology edit
From the verb convertir.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
convertible (plural convertibles)
- convertible (able to be converted)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “convertible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
convertible m or f (masculine and feminine plural convertibles)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
convertible m (plural convertibles)
- (Latin America) convertible (car)
- Synonym: descapotable
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “convertible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014