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Webster 1913 Edition
Convertible
Con-vert′i-ble
,Adj.
[L.
convertibilis
: cf. F. convertible
.] 1.
Capable of being converted; susceptible of change; transmutable; transformable.
Minerals are not
convertible
into another species, though of the same genus. Harvey.
2.
Capable of being exchanged or interchanged; reciprocal; interchangeable.
So long as we are in the regions of nature, miraculous and improbable, miraculous and incredible, may be allowed to remain
convertible
terms. Trench.
Webster 1828 Edition
Convertible
CONVERTIBLE
,Adj.
1.
That may be changed; susceptible of change; transmutable; transformable.Minerals are not convertible into another species, though of the same genus.
2.
So much alike that one may be used for another. Usury and interest are not now convertible terms, though formerly they were.3.
That may be changed, as one letter for another; as b, p and f are convertible letters.