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Interchangeable vs Invisible - What's the difference?

interchangeable | invisible |

As adjectives the difference between interchangeable and invisible

is that interchangeable is freely substitutable may be swapped at will while invisible is unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.

interchangeable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Freely substitutable. May be swapped at will.
  • Eli Whitney's development of interchangeable parts was a breakthrough for modern manufacturing. Prior to that each part had to be made custom.
  • * 2014 , Ian Jack, " 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

    * interchangeably

    invisible

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.
  • * (John Milton)
  • To us invisible , or dimly seen / In these thy lowest works.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on an afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= William E. Conner
  • , title= An Acoustic Arms Race , volume=101, issue=3, page=206-7, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible ” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.}}
  • * 2013 , Jayne Smith, Guide to Basic Garment Assembly for the Fashion Industry (page 60)
  • The teeth on an invisible zip are different from those on a conventional zip, as they are turned onto the inside so that they do not show, giving the impression of being concealed in the seam, as seen below.
  • Not appearing on the surface.
  • (Internet) Apparently, but not actually, offline.
  • (psychology) That is ignored by a person.
  • Synonyms

    * (not appearing on the surface) hidden, latent

    Antonyms

    * visible * apparent