convertible

convertible
Generally this is a two-door automobile without a fixed roof. Instead, the roof folds up or is removed in some way so that the passenger compartment is exposed to the open air. Some roofs are made of flexible fabric or plastic which folds up behind the passenger compartment. Other roofs are not flexible and retract into the trunk. Some retract automatically while others must be manually removed and placed in the trunk. The term was introduced in the 1930s. In the 1950s, a hardtop convertible was introduced to look like a convertible with its top up; but its fixed roof did not fold or retract. It was also called a "drophead coupé" or "open car."
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  • convertible — [ kɔ̃vɛrtibl ] adj. et n. m. • 1265; lat. convertibilis 1 ♦ Vx ou littér. Qui peut être converti, changé. ⇒ convertir (2o). L eau est convertible en vapeur. 2 ♦ Fin. Qui peut être l objet d une conversion. Monnaie convertible. Rente convertible.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • convertible — adjective capable of being exchanged, changeable, commutable, commutative, complementary, compromisable, correlative, counterchangeable, exchangeable, interchangeable, mutable, permutable, reciprocative, reversible, substitutive, transformable,… …   Law dictionary

  • Convertible — Con*vert i*ble, a. [L. convertibilis: cf. F. convertible.] 1. Capable of being converted; susceptible of change; transmutable; transformable. [1913 Webster] Minerals are not convertible into another species, though of the same genus. Harvey.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • convertible — CONVERTIBLE. adj. des 2. g. Il se dit d Une chose susceptible d être convertie en une autre. Ce billet est convertible en argent. [b]f♛/b] En Logique, il se dit d Une proposition qui peut devenir la converse d une autre. Cette proposition: Tout… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • convertible — adjetivo 1. Que puede ser convertido o cambiado: moneda convertible, bono convertible. adjetivo,sustantivo masculino 1. Origen: América. Coche descapotable …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • convertible — late 14c., from Fr. adj. convertible (13c.), from L.L. convertibilis changeable, from L. convertere (see CONVERT (Cf. convert)). The noun is recorded from 1610s; meaning automobile with a fold down top is from 1916 …   Etymology dictionary

  • convertible — ► ADJECTIVE 1) able to be converted. 2) (of a car) having a folding or detachable roof. ► NOUN ▪ a convertible car. DERIVATIVES convertibility noun …   English terms dictionary

  • convertible — *reciprocal, corresponding, correlative, complementary, complemental Analogous words: interchangeable, exchangeable (see corresponding verbs at EXCHANGE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • convertible — is spelt ible, not able. See able, ible …   Modern English usage

  • convertible — [adj] changeable able to be changed, adaptable, adjustable, exchangeable, modifiable, swappable, switchable; concept 534 …   New thesaurus

  • convertible — (Del lat. convertibĭlis). 1. adj. Que puede convertirse. 2. Am. descapotable. U. m. c. s. m.) …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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