convertible

convertible
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]


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  • convertible — [ kɔ̃vɛrtibl ] adj. et n. m. • 1265; lat. convertibilis 1 ♦ Vx ou littér. Qui peut être converti, changé. ⇒ convertir (2o). L eau est convertible en vapeur. 2 ♦ Fin. Qui peut être l objet d une conversion. Monnaie convertible. Rente convertible.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • convertible — adjective capable of being exchanged, changeable, commutable, commutative, complementary, compromisable, correlative, counterchangeable, exchangeable, interchangeable, mutable, permutable, reciprocative, reversible, substitutive, transformable,… …   Law dictionary

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • convertible — CONVERTIBLE. adj. des 2. g. Il se dit d Une chose susceptible d être convertie en une autre. Ce billet est convertible en argent. [b]f♛/b] En Logique, il se dit d Une proposition qui peut devenir la converse d une autre. Cette proposition: Tout… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • convertible — adjetivo 1. Que puede ser convertido o cambiado: moneda convertible, bono convertible. adjetivo,sustantivo masculino 1. Origen: América. Coche descapotable …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • convertible — late 14c., from Fr. adj. convertible (13c.), from L.L. convertibilis changeable, from L. convertere (see CONVERT (Cf. convert)). The noun is recorded from 1610s; meaning automobile with a fold down top is from 1916 …   Etymology dictionary

  • convertible — ► ADJECTIVE 1) able to be converted. 2) (of a car) having a folding or detachable roof. ► NOUN ▪ a convertible car. DERIVATIVES convertibility noun …   English terms dictionary

  • convertible — *reciprocal, corresponding, correlative, complementary, complemental Analogous words: interchangeable, exchangeable (see corresponding verbs at EXCHANGE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • convertible — is spelt ible, not able. See able, ible …   Modern English usage

  • convertible — [adj] changeable able to be changed, adaptable, adjustable, exchangeable, modifiable, swappable, switchable; concept 534 …   New thesaurus

  • convertible — (Del lat. convertibĭlis). 1. adj. Que puede convertirse. 2. Am. descapotable. U. m. c. s. m.) …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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