hybrid
IPA: hˈaɪbrʌd
noun
- (biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
- Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.
- (linguistics) A word whose elements are derived from different languages.
- A hybrid vehicle (especially a car), one that runs on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
- (cycling) A bicycle that is a compromise between a road bike and a mountain bike.
- (golf) A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
- An electronic circuit constructed of individual devices bonded to a substrate or PCB.
- A computer that is part analog computer and part digital computer.
adjective
- Consisting of diverse components.
- (of a car) Running on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
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Examples of "hybrid" in Sentences
- Are the hybrid pallid sturgeons sterile
- The farmers support the use of hybrid seeds.
- Hybrid forms of the kumquat include the following.
- The introgression differs of the simple hybridization.
- Hybridization between some of the species occurs naturally.
- The hybrid is deciduous, and the leaves are shed in autumn.
- Hybridization is not to be confused with the practice of grafting.
- Research in plant breeding led to the commercialization of hybrid seed.
- The result may be referred to as a hybrid inbred or inbred hybrid strain.
- In German, the word has the general meaning of hybrid, mongrel, or half breed.
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