Interchangeable vs Invisible - What's the difference?
interchangeable | invisible |
Freely substitutable. May be swapped at will.
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Unable to be seen; out of sight; not visible.
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Not appearing on the surface.
(Internet) Apparently, but not actually, offline.
(psychology) That is ignored by a person.
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
(-)- 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
* interchangeablyinvisible
English
Adjective
(-)- To us invisible , or dimly seen / In these thy lowest works.
William E. Conner
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.}}
- 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.