compatibilityn.

/kəmˌpatɪˈbɪlɪti/

Etymology: < French compatibilité: see compatible adj. and n. and -ity suffix.

1. The quality of being compatible; mutual tolerance, consistency, congruity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [noun] > compatibility

friendshipc1485

compatibleness1610

compatibility1611

compossibility1615

competibilitya1660

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Compatibilité, compatibilitie; a concurrencie, accord, agreement together.

a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1683) II. 134 The compatibility and concurrence of such properties in one thing.

1737 Gentleman's Mag. 7 336 You try the infinite perfections by their compatibility with your ideas!

1844 W. B. Carpenter Animal Physiol. Introd. 11 Examples of the compatibility of even the heat of boiling water with the preservation of animal life.

2. Specific scientific and technical uses.

a. Chemistry. The capacity of substances to tolerate each other without chemical reaction or undesirable effect, esp. such capacity in drugs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [noun] > qualities of medicines

acuity1543

benignity1605

lenitude1657

incompatibility1825

alkalescency1826

specificity1876

compatibility1898

orgonity1945

addictiveness1955

1898 E. W. Lucas Pract. Pharmacy xl. 278 Having..carefully considered the ingredients, their compatibility, dose, &c., the labels should next be written.

1929 I. W. D. Hackh Chem. Dict. 195/1 Compatibility, the property of two or more drugs not to impair their respective action when administered together.

1939 H. Bennett Stand. Chem. & Techn. Dict. 159/2 Compatibility, ability to mix together without separation or reaction.

1957 Financial Times Ann. Rev. Brit. Industry 17/3 Graphite moderated reactors using liquid sodium as a coolant..have severe compatibility problems.

1967 Amer. Jrnl. Hosp. Pharmacy 24 434/1 We are continually being asked by hospital pharmacists and physicians for compatibility data encompassing a wide variety of parenteral medications.

b. Biology. The capacity of blood, tissue, or an organ to be introduced into the body of a (specified) individual without exciting a destructive reaction. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > material > [noun] > conditions of material

compatibility1918

histocompatibility1948

1918 Jrnl. Immunol. 3 93 Before the operation of blood transfusion is carried out it is necessary to test the compatibility of the prospective donor's blood with that of the patient.

1928 K. Landsteiner in Jordan & Falk Bacteriol. & Immunol. lxviii. 906 With proper preliminary compatibility tests..transfusions are almost free of danger.

1948 Jrnl. Genetics 49 87 Compatibility or incompatibility in transplants.

1961 P. L. Mollison Blood Transfusion Clin. Med. (ed. 3) xii. 418 The term ‘compatibility test’ usually refers to an investigation of the patient's serum for the presence of antibodies which react with the donor's red cells in vitro.

1968 R. Ceppellini in Rapaport & Dausset Human Transplantation iii. 26 In man..compatibility in the strict sense of the word, i.e., the indefinite survival of the graft without rejection crises, has not yet been observed, with the exception of isogeneic grafts exchanged between monozygotic twins.

c. Botany. Capacity for cross-fertilization; of a scion, the ability to unite with a stock.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > pollination > cross-fertilization > capacity for

compatibility1916

1916 Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. VI. 410 It should not be assumed..that seed-setting in and between different plants indicates an identical grade of compatibility.

1935 Biol. Abstr. 9 5627 Vigorous rootstocks show various degrees of compatibility for pear scions.

1968 Heredity XXIII. 124 The relative levels of compatibility of Brussels sprout, cabbage..and sprouting broccoli were assessed.

d. Television. The capacity of colour signals to be received in black-and-white on monochrome receivers. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > television > visual element > [noun] > colour systems > compatibility with monochrome receiver

compatibility1947

1947 Proc. IRE 35 861/2 Without regard to compatibility, visual observations alone indicate that the properties of flicker and resolution of images containing red and green components are sufficiently similar to [those of] monochrome images.

1950 in Amer. Speech (1951) 26 209/1 They doubted the compatibility prospects of the system.

1954 V. K. Zworykin & G. A. Morton Television (ed. 2) xvii. 773 The lack of compatibility and the decreased definition are the two most serious weaknesses of the field-sequential system.

1957 BBC Handbk. 136 These transmissions [of colour television]..were put out in the London area... Their purpose was to explore under practical reception conditions the degree of compatibility of the system being used.

e. Sound reproduction. The capacity of a stereophonic broadcast, record, etc., to be received or played on a monophonic receiver, record-player, etc. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > [noun] > capacity of recording to be received or played

compatibility1959

1959 Audio Engin. May 17/2 One solution to the two-channel problem is gained through the use of a compatibility circuit.

1959 Audio Engin. May 18/2 A time delayed replica of the direct signal is added to the alternate channels in order to achieve compatibility.

1963 D. L. A. Smith Princ. High-fidelity Sound Engin. v. 82 To meet the compatibility requirement, one transmitted channel is invariably modulated by the signal ½ (L + R).

Draft additions September 2006

Computing. The capacity of hardware, software, a data format, etc., to be used with a specified piece of equipment or software, esp. without adaptation or modification.

ΚΠ

1960 Communications ACM 3 381 Nearly every manufacturer is claiming compatibility with all other equipment via such software as C obol.

1985 Which Computer? Dec. 15/4 The company's range of machines already has micro-to-mainframe links and IBM compatibility.

1995 Online Access Sept. 64/2 MicroPhone's TCP/IP compatibility allows a single computer to access the Internet via telnet, ftp and gopher.

2005 Future Music Winter 109/1 The only real problem with not playing the upgrade game is that you could run into compatibility problems somewhere down the line.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	compatibility
释义	compatibilityn. /kəmˌpatɪˈbɪlɪti/ Etymology: < French compatibilité: see compatible adj. and n. and -ity suffix. 1. The quality of being compatible; mutual tolerance, consistency, congruity. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [noun] > compatibility friendshipc1485 compatibleness1610 compatibility1611 compossibility1615 competibilitya1660 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Compatibilité, compatibilitie; a concurrencie, accord, agreement together. a1677 I. Barrow Wks. (1683) II. 134 The compatibility and concurrence of such properties in one thing. 1737 Gentleman's Mag. 7 336 You try the infinite perfections by their compatibility with your ideas! 1844 W. B. Carpenter Animal Physiol. Introd. 11 Examples of the compatibility of even the heat of boiling water with the preservation of animal life. 2. Specific scientific and technical uses. a. Chemistry. The capacity of substances to tolerate each other without chemical reaction or undesirable effect, esp. such capacity in drugs. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [noun] > qualities of medicines acuity1543 benignity1605 lenitude1657 incompatibility1825 alkalescency1826 specificity1876 compatibility1898 orgonity1945 addictiveness1955 1898 E. W. Lucas Pract. Pharmacy xl. 278 Having..carefully considered the ingredients, their compatibility, dose, &c., the labels should next be written. 1929 I. W. D. Hackh Chem. Dict. 195/1 Compatibility, the property of two or more drugs not to impair their respective action when administered together. 1939 H. Bennett Stand. Chem. & Techn. Dict. 159/2 Compatibility, ability to mix together without separation or reaction. 1957 Financial Times Ann. Rev. Brit. Industry 17/3 Graphite moderated reactors using liquid sodium as a coolant..have severe compatibility problems. 1967 Amer. Jrnl. Hosp. Pharmacy 24 434/1 We are continually being asked by hospital pharmacists and physicians for compatibility data encompassing a wide variety of parenteral medications. b. Biology. The capacity of blood, tissue, or an organ to be introduced into the body of a (specified) individual without exciting a destructive reaction. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > material > [noun] > conditions of material compatibility1918 histocompatibility1948 1918 Jrnl. Immunol. 3 93 Before the operation of blood transfusion is carried out it is necessary to test the compatibility of the prospective donor's blood with that of the patient. 1928 K. Landsteiner in Jordan & Falk Bacteriol. & Immunol. lxviii. 906 With proper preliminary compatibility tests..transfusions are almost free of danger. 1948 Jrnl. Genetics 49 87 Compatibility or incompatibility in transplants. 1961 P. L. Mollison Blood Transfusion Clin. Med. (ed. 3) xii. 418 The term ‘compatibility test’ usually refers to an investigation of the patient's serum for the presence of antibodies which react with the donor's red cells in vitro. 1968 R. Ceppellini in Rapaport & Dausset Human Transplantation iii. 26 In man..compatibility in the strict sense of the word, i.e., the indefinite survival of the graft without rejection crises, has not yet been observed, with the exception of isogeneic grafts exchanged between monozygotic twins. c. Botany. Capacity for cross-fertilization; of a scion, the ability to unite with a stock. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > pollination > cross-fertilization > capacity for compatibility1916 1916 Mem. N.Y. Bot. Gard. VI. 410 It should not be assumed..that seed-setting in and between different plants indicates an identical grade of compatibility. 1935 Biol. Abstr. 9 5627 Vigorous rootstocks show various degrees of compatibility for pear scions. 1968 Heredity XXIII. 124 The relative levels of compatibility of Brussels sprout, cabbage..and sprouting broccoli were assessed. d. Television. The capacity of colour signals to be received in black-and-white on monochrome receivers. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > television > visual element > [noun] > colour systems > compatibility with monochrome receiver compatibility1947 1947 Proc. IRE 35 861/2 Without regard to compatibility, visual observations alone indicate that the properties of flicker and resolution of images containing red and green components are sufficiently similar to [those of] monochrome images. 1950 in Amer. Speech (1951) 26 209/1 They doubted the compatibility prospects of the system. 1954 V. K. Zworykin & G. A. Morton Television (ed. 2) xvii. 773 The lack of compatibility and the decreased definition are the two most serious weaknesses of the field-sequential system. 1957 BBC Handbk. 136 These transmissions [of colour television]..were put out in the London area... Their purpose was to explore under practical reception conditions the degree of compatibility of the system being used. e. Sound reproduction. The capacity of a stereophonic broadcast, record, etc., to be received or played on a monophonic receiver, record-player, etc. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > [noun] > capacity of recording to be received or played compatibility1959 1959 Audio Engin. May 17/2 One solution to the two-channel problem is gained through the use of a compatibility circuit. 1959 Audio Engin. May 18/2 A time delayed replica of the direct signal is added to the alternate channels in order to achieve compatibility. 1963 D. L. A. Smith Princ. High-fidelity Sound Engin. v. 82 To meet the compatibility requirement, one transmitted channel is invariably modulated by the signal ½ (L + R). Draft additions September 2006 Computing. The capacity of hardware, software, a data format, etc., to be used with a specified piece of equipment or software, esp. without adaptation or modification. ΚΠ 1960 Communications ACM 3 381 Nearly every manufacturer is claiming compatibility with all other equipment via such software as C obol. 1985 Which Computer? Dec. 15/4 The company's range of machines already has micro-to-mainframe links and IBM compatibility. 1995 Online Access Sept. 64/2 MicroPhone's TCP/IP compatibility allows a single computer to access the Internet via telnet, ftp and gopher. 2005 Future Music Winter 109/1 The only real problem with not playing the upgrade game is that you could run into compatibility problems somewhere down the line. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1611
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