incompatible

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English

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Etymology

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French incompatible.

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/, /ˌɪnkəmˈpætɪbəl/
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incompatible (comparative more incompatible, superlative most incompatible)

  1. Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.
    Synonym: irreconcilable
    My phone is incompatible with the latest version of this app.
    • 1788, Publius [pseudonym; Alexander Hamilton], “Number LXXXIII”, in The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, [] , volume II, New York, N.Y.: [] J. and A. M‘Lean, [], →OCLC:
      Courts of equity are in many instances so nice and intricate, that they are incompatible with the genius of trials by jury.
    • 2019 February 27, Jeremy Pelzer, “Green Party presidential hopeful says he was fired as rabbi because of Israel criticism”, in cleveland.com[1]:
      After the story was published, Hunter stated that the temple's executive committee informed him that such statements were incompatible with being a rabbi.
  2. (chemistry) Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.

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incompatible (plural incompatibles)

  1. (medicine, chemistry, chiefly in the plural) An incompatible substance; one of a group of things that cannot be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or opposing medicinal qualities.
    the incompatibles of iron
  2. (philosophy) A consequent of a contrary.
    • 2004, Boethius, translated by Eleonore Stump, In Ciceronis Topica:
      Incompatibles are consequents of contraries. For example, sleeping and waking are contraries, and snoring is associated with sleepers. So snoring and waking are incompatibles.

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From in- +‎ compatible.

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incompatible m or f (masculine and feminine plural incompatibles)

  1. incompatible
    Antonym: compatible

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French

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Adjective

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incompatible (plural incompatibles)

  1. incompatible
    Antonym: compatible

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incompatible m or f (plural incompatibles)

  1. incompatible
    Antonyms: compatible, compatíbel
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incompatible m (feminine singular incompatibla, masculine plural incompatibles, feminine plural incompatiblas)

  1. incompatible
    Antonym: compatible

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Spanish

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  • IPA(key): /inkompaˈtible/ [ĩŋ.kõm.paˈt̪i.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -ible
  • Syllabification: in‧com‧pa‧ti‧ble

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incompatible m or f (masculine and feminine plural incompatibles)

  1. incompatible
    Antonym: compatible
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