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