COMPATIBLE


Meaning of COMPATIBLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kəm-ˈpa-tə-bəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin compatibilis, literally, sympathetic, from Late Latin compati

Date: 15th century

1. : capable of existing together in harmony

compatible theories

compatible people

2. : capable of cross-fertilizing freely or uniting vegetatively

3. : capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction

4. : capable of being used in transfusion or grafting without immunological reaction (as agglutination or tissue rejection)

5. : designed to work with another device or system without modification ; especially : being a computer designed to operate in the same manner and use the same software as another computer

• com·pat·i·bil·i·ty -ˌpa-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• compatible noun

• com·pat·i·ble·ness -ˈpa-tə-bəl-nəs noun

• com·pat·i·bly -blē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.