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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
e·quiv·a·lent    Audio Help   [i-kwiv-uh-luhnt or, for 5, ee-kwuh-vey-luhnt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.equal in value, measure, force, effect, significance, etc.: His silence is equivalent to an admission of guilt.
2.corresponding in position, function, etc.: In some ways their prime minister is equivalent to our president.
3.Geometry. having the same extent, as a triangle and a square of equal area.
4.Mathematics. (of two sets) able to be placed in one-to-one correspondence.
5.Chemistry. having the same capacity to combine or react chemically.
–noun
6.something that is equivalent.
[Origin: 1425–75; late ME < LL aequivalent- (s. of aequivaléns), prp. of aequivalére. See equi-, -valent]

—Related forms
e·quiv·a·lent·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. See equal.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  equal
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Agreeing exactly in value, quantity, or effect.
Synonyms:  even, identical, same, tantamount
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  like
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Possessing the same or almost the same characteristics.
Synonyms:  alike, analogous, comparable, corresponding, parallel, similar, uniform
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  peer
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  One that is very similar to another in rank or position.
Synonyms:  coequal, colleague, compeer, equal, fellow
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia - Cite This Source

electrochemical equivalent: see electrolysis.

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