Interchangeable vs Interchange - What's the difference?
interchangeable | interchange |
Freely substitutable. May be swapped at will.
* 2014 , Ian Jack, "
to switch (each of two things)
to mutually give and receive (something); to exchange
* Shakespeare
to swap or change places
to alternate; to intermingle or vary
An act of interchanging.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 29
, author=Neil Johnston
, title=Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn
, work=BBC Sport
A highway junction in which traffic may change from one road to another without crossing a stream of traffic.
(rail transport) A connection between two or more lines, services or modes of transport; a station at which such a connection can be made.
As an adjective interchangeable
is freely substitutable may be swapped at will.As a verb interchange is
to switch (each of two things).As a noun interchange is
an act of interchanging.interchangeable
English
Adjective
(-)- Eli Whitney's development of interchangeable parts was a breakthrough for modern manufacturing. Prior to that each part had to be made custom.
Is this the end of Britishness", The Guardian , 16 September 2014:
- The English, until relatively recently, seem to have imagined “English” and “British” to be interchangeable , as if Britain was just a bigger England.
Derived terms
* interchangeablyinterchange
English
Verb
(interchang)- to interchange places
- I shall interchange / My waned state for Henry's regal crown.
- to interchange cares with pleasures
Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=That was one of three superb saves Hennessey made in the opening 45 minutes, the best of which was from Dzeko, who had been released by a slick interchange involving Silva and Sergio Aguero.}}
- Holborn tube station is the only interchange between the London Underground Central and Piccadilly Lines
