n.
Pronunciation: k ə m- ' pa-t ə -b ə l
Function: 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 \ - ˌ pa-t ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun
– compatible noun
– com · pat · i · ble · ness \ - ' pa-t ə -b ə l-n ə s \ noun
– com · pat · i · bly \ -bl ē \ adverb