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Meaning of 'convertible' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Convertible [ a.]
- Capable of being converted; susceptible of change; transmutable; transformable.
- Capable of being exchanged or interchanged; reciprocal; interchangeable.

Meaning of 'convertible' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . convertible [ a]
Meaning (1):
- capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value
Example in sentence:
  • convertible securities
2 . convertible [ s]
Meaning (2):
- designed to be changed from one use or form to another
Example in sentence:
  • a convertible coupe;
  • a convertible sofa
Meaning (3):
- capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy
Example in sentence:
  • ideas translatable into reality;
  • is lead really transmutable into gold?

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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