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CONVERTIBLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A car that has top that can be folded or removed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("convertible" is a kind of...):
auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A sofa that can be converted into a bed
Synonyms:
convertible; sofa bed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("convertible" is a kind of...):
couch; lounge; sofa (an upholstered seat for more than one person)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "convertible"):
davenport (a large sofa usually convertible into a bed)
day bed; studio couch (convertible consisting of an upholstered couch that can be converted into a double bed)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)
Synonyms:
convertible; convertible security
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("convertible" is a kind of...):
certificate; security (a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being changed in substance as if by alchemy
Example:
ideas translatable into reality
Synonyms:
convertible; transformable; translatable; transmutable
Classified under:
Similar:
commutable (subject to alteration or change)
Derivation:
convert (change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of equal value
Example:
convertible securities
Synonyms:
convertible; exchangeable
Classified under:
Similar:
cashable; redeemable (able to be converted into ready money or the equivalent)
Attribute:
convertibility (the quality of being exchangeable (especially the ability to convert a currency into gold or other currencies without restriction))
Antonym:
inconvertible (used especially of currencies; incapable of being exchanged for or replaced by another currency of equal value)
Derivation:
convert (exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category)
convertibility (the quality of being exchangeable (especially the ability to convert a currency into gold or other currencies without restriction))
Sense 3
Meaning:
Designed to be changed from one use or form to another
Example:
a convertible coupe
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
adaptable (capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use)
Derivation:
convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)
