Main Entry:

com·pat·i·ble

Pronunciation:

\kəm-ˈpa-tə-bəl\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English, from Medieval Latin compatibilis, literally, sympathetic, from Late Latin compati

Date:

15th century

1: capable of existing together in harmony <compatible theories> <compatible people>2: capable of cross-fertilizing freely or uniting vegetatively3: capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction4: capable of being used in transfusion or grafting without immunological reaction (as agglutination or tissue rejection)5: designed to work with another device or system without modification ; especially : being a computer designed to operate in the same manner and use the same software as another computer

— com·pat·i·bil·i·ty \-ˌpa-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— compatible noun

— com·pat·i·ble·ness \-ˈpa-tə-bəl-nəs\ noun

— com·pat·i·bly \-blē\ adverb