As nouns the difference between combination and hybrid
is that combination is the act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining while hybrid is offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
As an adjective hybrid is
consisting of diverse 'hybridized' components.
combination
English
Noun
(
en noun)
The act of combining, the state of being combined or the result of combining.
An object formed by combining.
A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination lock.
(mathematics) One or more elements selected from a set without regard to the order of selection.
An association or alliance of people for some common purpose.
(billiards) A combination shot; a billiard; a shot where the cue ball hits a ball that strikes another ball on the table.
motorcycle and sidecar
Derived terms
* recombination
Related terms
* combinative
* combinatory
* combine
Synonyms
*(act of combining) fusion, merger
Antonyms
* (act of combining) division, separation
* (mathematics) permutation
See also
* permutation
hybrid
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(
wikipedia hybrid)
(biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
Something of mixed origin or composition.
A word whose elements are derived from different languages.
Short for hybrid vehicle (especially a car), one that runs on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
(golf) A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
Synonyms
* (l), (l)
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Consisting of diverse 'hybridized' components.
Related terms
* hybrida
* hybridise / hybridize
* hybridism
* hybridist
* hybridity
* hybrid car
* hybrid computer
* hybrid tea, hybrid tea rose
See also
* transgenic
* cultivar
References
* hybrid, page 216, chapter: A Miscegenation Vocabulary in Interracialism, Terms from the Oxford English Dictionary, book: Black White Intermarriage in Americal History, Literature and Law, Edited by Werner Sollor, Oxford University Press, 2000 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tggfcZQyofAC&pg=PA216&dq=minton+warren+hybrida&client=firefox-av=onepage&q=minton%20warren%20hybrida&f=false]
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