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   In·com·pat·i·ble

   /ˌinkəmˈpadəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of two things) so opposed in character as to be incapable of existing together: "she declined the offer because it was incompatible with her values" Similar irreconcilableconflictingopposedoppositecontradictoryantagonisticantipatheticclashinginharmoniousdiscordantmutually exclusiveOpposite compatiblecomplementary
   • ▪ (of two people) unable to live together harmoniously: "although convinced that they were incompatible, she loved him" Similar unsuitedmismatchedill-matchedpoles apartworlds apartlike day and nightill-assortedlike chalk and cheeseOpposite well matchedsuited
   • ▪ (of one thing or person) not consistent or able to coexist with (another): "long hours are simply incompatible with family life" Similar inconsistent withat odds without of keeping withdifferent todiffering fromdivergent fromat variance withincongruous withinconsonant withcontrary toin conflict within opposition todiametrically opposed tocounter tonot in accord withirreconcilable withnot able to be reconciled withalien torare:repugnant tooppugnant toOpposite consistent
   • ▪ (of equipment, machinery, computer programs, etc.) not capable of being used in combination: "all four prototype camcorders used special tapes and were incompatible with one another"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin incompatibilis, from in- ‘not’ + compatibilis (see compatible).

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   • 1. incompatibly adverb

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   What does incompatibility mean?

   • 1. The quality of being incompatible. 2. A means of classifying bacterial plasmids; two plasmids are incompatible if they cannot coexist in one host cell. Transfusion medicine See Transfusion reaction. See ABO incompatibility, Rh incompatibility. 1. The quality of being incompatible. 2.

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   What is incompatible adjective?

   • Definition of incompatible adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary incompatible (with something) two actions, ideas, etc. that are incompatible are not acceptable or possible together because of basic differences The hours of the job are incompatible with family life. These two objectives are mutually incompatible.

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   What does incompatible software mean?

   • • The software is incompatible with the operating system. From Longman Business Dictionary in‧com‧pat‧i‧ble /ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl◂/ adjective computers, computer systems, or programs that are incompatible cannot be used together incompatible with Most PCs in Japan run on software based on NEC Corp’s architecture, which is incompatible with IBM machines.

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   What happens if one thing is incompatible with another?

   • If one thing or person is incompatible with another, they do not suit each other or agree with each other. They feel strongly that their religion is incompatible with the political system. Read about the team of authors behind Collins Dictionaries.

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   INCOMPATIBLE definition: 1. too different to exist or live together: 2. If equipment or software is incompatible with other…. Learn more.

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   adjective. not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible. Synonyms: unsuited, inharmonious, unsuitable. contrary or opposed in character; discordant: incompatible colors. Synonyms: contradictory, inharmonious. that cannot coexist or be conjoined. Logic.

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   incompatible (with something) two actions, ideas, etc. that are incompatible are not acceptable or possible together because of basic differences. The hours of the job are incompatible with family life. These two objectives are mutually incompatible.

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   adj. 1. a. Not capable of existing in agreement or harmony with something else: incompatible views on religion. b. Not capable of living or working together happily or harmoniously; antagonistic: incompatible roommates. 2. Impossible to be held simultaneously by one person: the incompatible offices of prosecutor and judge. 3.

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   Definitions of 'incompatible' 1. If one thing or person is incompatible with another, they are very different in important ways, and do not suit each other or agree with each other. [...] 2. If one type of computer or computer system is incompatible with another, they cannot use the same programs or be linked up. [...] More.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧com‧pat‧i‧ble /ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl / AWL adjective 1 two people who are incompatible have such different characters, beliefs etc that they cannot have a friendly relationship OPP compatible I don’t know why they ever got married.