Definitions of compatible [əmˈpæt ə bəl]

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Definition of 'compatible'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) compatible
capable of living or existing together in harmony.

2.  compatible
able to exist together with something else:
Prejudice is not compatible with true religion.

3.  compatible
consistent; congruous (often fol. by with):
Such claims are not compatible with the facts.

4.  compatible
(of software) able to run on a specified computer.

5.  compatible
(of hardware) able to work with a specified device.

6.  compatible
(of a computer system) functionally equivalent to another, usu. widely used system.

7.  compatible
noting a television system in which color broadcasts can be received in black and white.

Etymology: (1425–75; late ME < ML compatibilis < LL compat(ī) to suffer with (L com-com - +patī to suffer, undergo))

Definition of 'compatible'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) compatible
able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination
"a compatible married couple"; "her deeds were compatible with her ideology"

2. (adj) compatible
capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification

3. (adj) compatible
capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction

Definition of 'compatible'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) compatible
(of two people) having a good relationship
***a very compatible couple

2. compatible
working together well
software that is compatible with the operating system

Definition of 'compatible'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) compatible
capable of existing in harmony; congruous; suitable; not repugnant; -- usually followed by with

Translation of 'compatible'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: able to agree or exist successfully side by side.
Afrikaans: bestaanbaar, verenigbaar	Arabic: مُتَوافِق، مُنْسَجِم	Bulgarian: съвместим
Brazilian: compatível	Czech: kompatibilní, slučitelný	German: vereinbar
Danish: forenelig; kompatibel	Greek: ταιριαστός, συμβατός	Spanish: compatible
Estonian: kokkusobiv	Farsi: سازگار؛ جور	Finnish: yhteensopiva
French: compatible (avec)	Hebrew: תוֹאֵם	Hindi: अनुरूप
Croatian: uskladiv, spojiv, snošlji	Hungarian: összeegyeztethető	Indonesian: serasi
Icelandic: samrÿmanlegur	Italian: compatibile	Japanese: 適合する
Korean: 양립할 수 있는	Lithuanian: sutinkantis, vienas su ki	Latvian: savienojams; sakritīgs
Malay: sesuai	Dutch: compatibel	Norwegian: overensstemmende, forenli
Polish: zgodny	Persian: سازگار؛ جور	Pashto: موزون، متناسب، جوړ، وړ بر
Portuguese: compatível	Romanian: compatibil (cu)	Russian: совместимый
Slovak: zlučiteľný	Slovenian: združljiv	Serbian: kompatibilan
Swedish: förenlig, kompatibel	Thai: ที่ทำงานร่วมกันได้; ที่อย	Turkish: uyumlu, bağdaşabilir
Taiwanese: 相容的	Ukrainian: сумісний, сполучний	Urdu: ہم مواہنگ ، موافق
Vietnamese: tương thích	Chinese: 相容的，兼容的，可共存的
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