convertible

adj, noun — 14 senses

convertible

adj

UK /kənˈvɜːtɪbl̩/ · US /kənˈvɝtɪbl̩/

Etymology 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.

10 senses
  1. 1Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
  2. 2Able to be exchanged for specie.
  3. 3Able to be exchanged for foreign currency.
  4. 4Able to be exchanged for a different class of security…
  5. 5Able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion) without falsehood.
  6. 6Able to be turned in a different direction.
  7. 7Able to be turned to a different purpose.
  8. 8Able to be turned to a different religion or belief.
  9. 9Able to change from a closed to an open frame and back again.
  10. 10Able to be easily digested.

› Able to be converted

1

Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially

  • As if, in truth, there were no God of Labour; as if godlike Labour and brutal Mammonism were convertible terms.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):

› Able to be converted › Able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially

2

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Numismatics Historical Able to be exchanged for specie.

3

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Numismatics Able to be exchanged for foreign currency.

4

Business, Finance Able to be exchanged for a different class of security (usually common stock) under certain set terms.

› Able to be converted

5

Human sciences, Logic, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sciences Able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion) without falsehood.

› Able to be converted › Able to be turned, especially

6

Obsolete Able to be turned in a different direction.

  • The Axis of the Earth is supposed to haue a convertible nature.1635, Nathanael Carpenter, Geography Delineated Forth in Two Bookes (1.4.77)
7

Able to be turned to a different purpose.

8

Able to be turned to a different religion or belief.

› Able to be converted › Able to be turned into a different thing, especially

9

Transport, Vehicles Able to change from a closed to an open frame and back again.

10

Obsolete Able to be easily digested.

Synonyms
equivalent, interchangeable, swappable, synonymous
Antonyms
inconvertible
Derived terms
convertible husbandry, convertible land, convertible mark, convertibleness, convertible pants, convertible security, convertibly, interconvertible, nonconvertible, photoconvertible, reconvertible, semiconvertible, unconvertible

convertible

noun

Etymology 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.

1

Dated, In plural Interchangeable things or terms.

2

Transport, Vehicles A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.

3

Business, Finance A convertible security: a stock, bond, etc. that can be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.

4

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet and back again.

Synonyms
cabriolet, cabrio, drophead, landau, roadster, drop, drop top
Related terms
landaulet

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