| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|chānjəbəl adjective
Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin inter- ) of Middle English entrechaungeable, enterchaungable, from Middle French entrechangeable, entrechangable, from Old French, from entrechangier (v.) + -able
1. : capable of being interchanged
2. obsolete : mutual , reciprocal
3. : following each other in alternate succession : alternating
4. obsolete : changeable , variable
5. : permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability
same instrument, known in English by the interchangeable terms virginal and spinet — A.E.Wier
each car is like every other … and parts are so completely standardized that they are interchangeable — A.M.Sievers
standard kit consists of … four interchangeable cutting blades — Steel
6. : capable of being exchanged or bartered
interchangeable bond
• in·ter·change·able·ness noun
• in·ter·change·ably -blē, -li adverb