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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Convertible \Con*vert"i*ble\, a. [L. convertibilis: cf. F.
     convertible.]
     1. Capable of being converted; susceptible of change;
        transmutable; transformable.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Minerals are not convertible into another species,
              though of the same genus.             --Harvey.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Capable of being exchanged or interchanged; reciprocal;
        interchangeable.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              So long as we are in the regions of nature,
              miraculous and improbable, miraculous and
              incredible, may be allowed to remain convertible
              terms.                                --Trench.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Automobile \Au"to*mo*bile`\, n. [F.]
     a self-propelled vehicle used for transporting passengers,
     suitable for use on a street or roadway. Many diferent models
     of automobiles have beenbuilt and sold commercially,
     possessing varied features such as a retractable roof (in a
     convertible), different braking systems, different
     propulsion systems, and varied styling. Most models have four
     wheels but some have been built with three wheels.
     Automobiles are usually propelled by internal combustion
     engines (using volatile inflammable liquids, as gasoline or
     petrol, alcohol, naphtha, etc.), and sometimes by steam
     engines, or electric motors. The power of the driving motor
     varies from under 50 H. P. for earlier models to over 200 H.
     P. larger models or high-performance sports or racing cars.
     An automobile is commonly called a car or an auto, and
     generally in British usage, motor cars.
  
     Syn: car, auto, machine, motorcar.
          [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Convertible \Con*vert"i*ble\, a. [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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  convertible
       adj 1: capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of
              equal value; "convertible securities" [syn: exchangeable]
              [ant: inconvertible]
       2: designed to be changed from one use or form to another; "a
          convertible sofa"; "a convertible coupe"
       3: capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy; "is
          lead really transmutable into gold?"; "ideas translatable
          into reality" [syn: transformable, translatable, transmutable]
       n 1: a car that has top that can be folded or removed
       2: a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that
          can be exchanged for another form of security (usually
          common stock) [syn: convertible security]
       3: a sofa that can be converted into a bed [syn: sofa bed]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  convertible
     Γαλλικά a.
     μετατρέψιμος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  convertible
     French a.
     (l en convertible) (gloss: able to be converted)
     Spanish a.
     (l en convertible)
     Spanish n.
     (lb es Latin America) (l en convertible) (car)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  convertible
     a.
     1 able to be converted, particularly:
     2 # able to be exchanged, one for the other, especially
     3 ## (lb en historical numismatics) able to be exchanged for specie.
     4 ## (lb en numismatics) able to be exchanged for foreign currency.
     5 ## (lb en finance) able to be exchanged for a different class of
  security (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
     6 # (lb en logic) able to undergo conversion (i.e., inversion)
  without falsehood.
     7 # able to be turned, especially
     8 ## (lb en obsolete) able to be turned in a different direction.
     9 ##* '''1635''', Nathanael Carpenter, ''Geography Delineated Forth
  in Two Bookes'' (1.4.77)
     10 ##*: ''The Axis of the Earth is supposed to haue a
  '''convertible''' nature.''
     11 ## able to be turned to a different purpose.
     12 ## able to be turned to a different religion or belief.
     13 # able to be turned into a different thing, especially
     14 ## (lb en vehicles) able to change from a closed to an open frame
  and back again.
     15 ## (lb en obsolete) able to be easily digested.
     n.
     1 (lb en dated in plural) interchangeable things or terms.
     2 (lb en vehicles) A #Adjective car: a car with a removable or
  foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back
  again.
     3 (lb en finance) A #Adjective security: a stock, bond, etc. that can
  be turned into another (usually common stock) under certain set terms.
     4 (lb en computing) A computer able to convert from laptop to tablet
  and back again.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  convertible
     French a.
     (l en convertible) (gloss: able to be converted)
     Spanish a.
     (l en convertible)
     Spanish n.
     (lb es Latin America) (l en convertible) (car)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  convertible
     French a.
     (l en convertible) (gloss: able to be converted)
     Spanish a.
     (l en convertible)
     Spanish n.
     (lb es Latin America) (l en convertible) (car)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  convertible
     Englanti a.
     1 muunneltava, vaihdettava
     2 (yhteys rahoitus k=en) vaihto-; sellainen, joka voidaan muuttaa
  osake
     Englanti n.
     1 auton korimalli, jonka katon voi avata ja muuntaa avoautoksi
     2 (yhteys rahoitus k=en) vaihtovelkakirja

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Convertible /kənvˈɜːtɪbəl/
  قابل للتحويل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  convertible //kənˈvɜːtɪbl̩// //kənˈvɝtɪbl̩// 
  конвертируем, обратим
  able to be converted

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  convertible //kənˈvɜːtɪbl̩// //kənˈvɝtɪbl̩// 
  кабрио, кабриолет
  car whose roof can be removed or folded

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  convertible /kənvˈɜːtɪbəl/ 
  kabriolet

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  convertible /kənvˈɜːtɪbəl/
  směnitelný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  convertible /kənvˈɜːtɪbəl/
  konvertibilní