interchangeable

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ɪntɚˈtʃeɪndʒəbl̩/, [ɪɾ̃ɚˈtʃeɪndʒəbl̩]

Adjective

interchangeable (not comparable)

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.

   • 2014, Ian Jack, "Is this the end of Britishness ↗", The Guardian, 16 September 2014:

     The English, until relatively recently, seem to have imagined “English” and “British” to be interchangeable, as if Britain was just a bigger England.

2. Following each other in alternate succession; alternating.

Translations

• French: interchangeable
• German: austauschbar, auswechselbar
• Italian: intercambiabile, interscambiabile
• Portuguese: intercambiável
• Russian: взаимозаменя́емый
• Spanish: intercambiable

Noun

interchangeable (plural interchangeables)

1. Anything that can be interchanged; a substitute.

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