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compatible
[ kuhm-pat-uh-buhl ]
adjective
- capable of existing or living together in harmony:
the most compatible married couple I know.
- able to exist together with something else:
Prejudice is not compatible with true religion.
- consistent; congruent (often followed by with ):
His claims are not compatible with the facts.
- Botany. (of two or more different plant species or cultivars) capable of cross-pollinating:
These varieties of apple trees are quite distinct one from the other, but they are compatible, with each one’s pollen fertilizing the other’s flowers.
- Computers.
- (of software) capable of being run on another computer without change.
- (of hardware) capable of being connected to another device without the use of special equipment or software.
- Electronics. (of a device, signal, etc.) capable of being used with equipment in a system without the need for special modification or conversion.
- noting a system of television in which color broadcasts can be received on ordinary sets in black and white.
noun
- something, as a machine or piece of electronic equipment, that is designed to perform the same tasks as another, often in the same way and using virtually identical parts, programmed instructions, etc.:
Software written for one computer will probably run on its close compatibles.
compatible
/ kəmˈpætəbəl /
adjective
- usually foll by with able to exist together harmoniously
- usually foll by with consistent or congruous
her deeds were not compatible with her ideology
- of plants
- capable of forming successful grafts
- capable of successful self-fertilization See self-compatible self-incompatible
- (of pieces of machinery, computer equipment, etc) capable of being used together without special modification or adaptation
a PC-compatible disc
Derived Forms
- comˈpatibly, adverb
- comˌpatiˈbility, noun
Other Words From
- com·pat·i·bil·i·ty [k, uh, m-pat-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], com·pat·i·ble·ness noun
- com·pat·i·bly adverb
- non·com·pat·i·ble adjective
- non·com·pat·i·bly adverb
- non·com·pat·i·ble·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of compatible1
Word History and Origins
Origin of compatible1
Example Sentences
"Designing materials that are compatible with hairy skin has been a persistent challenge in e-tattoo technology," Lu says.
It remains unclear whether the levels of radiation are compatible for a publicly accessible space.
X questioned the "lawfulness" of the bill - saying it may not be compatible with international regulations and human rights treaties which Australia has signed.
The degradation state of the residues suggests that, in at least two cases, the trays reached temperatures compatible with those experimentally verified for baking dough in domed ovens.
Critics of the way the Antiquities Act has been used often point to a mandate for monuments to be limited to the “smallest area compatible with proper care and management of the objects to be protected.”
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