com|pat|i|bil|i|ty

com|pat|i|bil|i|ty
com|pat|i|bil|i|ty «kuhm PAT uh BIHL uh tee», noun.
1. the ability to exist together; ability to get on well together; agreement; harmony: »

Marriages sometimes appear to be wrecked by mere details…often, however, these details are but signs of a fundamental lack of compatibility between the two life partners (Floyd L. Ruch).

2. Biology. the ability of transferred or transplanted tissue or cells to function without being rejected: »

blood compatibility.

3. Botany. the ability to cross-fertilize or unite with a stock.
4. Chemistry. the ability of substances to mix together without impairment of function: »

drug compatibility.

5. the ability of computer software or hardware to be used with different models or systems without adaptation.
6. a) the ability to receive color television signals in black and white on conventional television sets. b) the ability to receive stereophonic sound on a monophonic receiver.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • bi|o|com|pat|i|bil|i|ty — «BY oh kuhm PAT uh BIHL uh tee», noun. the condition of being biocompatible …   Useful english dictionary

  • his|to|com|pat|i|bil|i|ty — «HIHS toh kuhm PAT uh BIHL uh tee», noun. the condition in which grafted or transplanted tissue is accepted by surrounding tissue; compatibility of graft tissue: »Organ transplantation has brought urgency to the problem of the genetics of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • his|to|in|com|pat|i|bil|i|ty — «HIHS toh IHN kuhm PAT uh BIHL uh tee», noun. incompatibility of graft tissue; graft rejection: »These animals have virtually no immunological reactivity, so we felt confident that our test would not be complicated in any important way by… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|com|pat|i|bil|i|ty — «IHN kuhm PAT uh BIHL uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. the quality of being incompatible; lack of harmony. 2. an incompatible thing, quality, or characteristic …   Useful english dictionary

  • com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… …   English syllables

  • bil — ab·sorb·a·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; act·a·bil·i·ty; adapt·a·bil·i·ty; ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty; adopt·a·bil·i·ty; ador·a·bil·i·ty; ad·sorb·a·bil·i·ty; ad·vis·a·bil·i·ty; af·fa·bil·i·ty; af·fect·a·bil·i·ty; ag·glu·ti·na·bil·i·ty; agree·a·bil·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • pat — al·i·pat·ric; al·lo·pat·ric; chu·pat·ti; cle·o·pat·ra; clod·pat·ed; com·pat·i·bil·i·ty; com·pat·i·ble·ness; com·pat·i·bly; com·pat·ric; dis·si·pat·er; do·pat·ta; eman·ci·pat·ed; eu·pat·rid; he·pat·i·cae; he·pat·i·col·o·gist; he·pat·i·col·o·gy;… …   English syllables

  • compatibility — com·pat·i·bil·i·ty …   English syllables

  • compatible — com•pat•i•ble [[t]kəmˈpæt ə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) capable of living or existing together in harmony 2) able to exist together with something else: Prejudice is not compatible with true religion[/ex] 3) consistent; congruous (often fol. by with): Such… …   From formal English to slang

  • compatibility — com|pat|i|bil|i|ty [ kəm,pætə bıləti ] noun uncount 1. ) the fact that different ideas or systems can exist together: compatibility with: Christianity s compatibility with science 2. ) COMPUTING the fact that different pieces of computer… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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