Found 2 items, similar to convertible.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: convertible 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] convertible 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: 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]