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Substitutable

Definition: Substitutable

Substitutable

Adjective

1. (of words) interchangeable in a given context without changing the import of the expression.

2. Capable of being exchanged for another or for something else that is equivalent.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

 

Synonym: Substitutable

Synonym: commutable (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Substitutable

Specialty definitions using "substitutable": Landscape supplementationparadigmatic relation. (references)

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Usage Frequency: Substitutable

"Substitutable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Substitutable" is used about 12 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)100%12101,599

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Substitutable

Language Translations for "substitutable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

fuldstændig substituerbar valuta (perfectly substitutable currencies), forringelse af svejse samlingen ved binding af det substituerede Cr som karbider (weldment effects caused by the binding of the substitutable chromium in carbide precipitates). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

onderling perfect substitueerbare munteenheden (perfectly substitutable currencies), lasbederf door binding van het substitutionele chroom in carbideafscheidingen (weldment effects caused by the binding of the substitutable chromium in carbide precipitates). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

toisensa täysin korvaavat valuutat (perfectly substitutable currencies). (various references)

   

French

  

monnaies parfaitement substituables l'une l'autre (perfectly substitutable currencies), monnaies parfaitement interchangeables (perfectly substitutable currencies), dégradation de la soudure par précipitation sous forme de carbure du chrome de substitution (weldment effects caused by the binding of the substitutable chromium in carbide precipitates). (various references)

   

German

  

ersetzbar (remunerable, reparable, replaceable). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

νομίσματα πλήρως υποκαταστατά μεταξύ τους (perfectly substitutable currencies), προοδευτική καταστροφή της συγκόλλησης από κατακρήμνιση καρβιδίων του χρωμίου από υποκατάσταση του διαλυμένου χρωμίου (weldment effects caused by the binding of the substitutable chromium in carbide precipitates). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

behelyettesíthető (interchangeable, replaceable). (various references)

   

Italian

  

valuta perfettamente intercambiabile (perfectly substitutable currencies), degradazione della saldatura mediante precipitazione sotto forma di carburo del cromo di sostituzione (weldment effects caused by the binding of the substitutable chromium in carbide precipitates). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ubstitutablesay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

moeda considerada como substituto perfeito (perfectly substitutable currencies). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

moneda completamente intercambiable (perfectly substitutable currencies), degradación de la soldadura por precipitación en forma de carburo de cromo de sustitución (weldment effects caused by the binding of the substitutable chromium in carbide precipitates). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

helt utbytbara valutor (perfectly substitutable currencies). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Substitutable

Derivations

Words ending with "substitutable": intersubstitutable. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Substitutable

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-b-e-i-l-s-s-t-t-t-u-u"

-3 letters: stubbliest, substitute.

-4 letters: blastiest, bubalises, sluttiest, stubbiest, subtilest, subtitles, tubulates.

-5 letters: astilbes, bastiles, batistes, battiest, blasties, bustiest, issuable, lustiest, saltiest, situates, slatiest, stabiles, stablest, statutes, stubbles, sublates, substate, subtitle, subtlest, subulate, suitable, tabbises, tastiest, tubaists, tubbiest, tubulate, ustulate.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-b-e-i-l-s-s-t-t-t-u-u"
 

+5 letters: intersubstitutable, substitutabilities.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage Frequency
5. Translations: Modern
6. Derivations
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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