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Equivalent

Definitions: Equivalent

Equivalent

Adjective

1. Equal in amount or value; "like amounts"; "equivalent amounts"; "the same amount"; "gave one six blows and the other a like number"; "an equal number"; "the same number".

2. Essentially equal; "women are paid less than men doing equivalent work".

3. Being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt".

Noun

1. A person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc: "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps".

2. The atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "equivalent" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

 

Specialty Definitions: Equivalent

DomainDefinitions

Electrical Engineering

A conventional term adopted to represent the composite attenuation, the transducer loss and the insertion loss, of a circuit in the. . . case where the impedances. . . are. . . equal to a resistance of 60 0 ohms. . Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

Corresponding in geologic age or stratigraphic position; esp. said of strata or formations (in regions far from each other) that are contemporaneous in time of formation or deposition or that contain the same fossil forms. n. A stratum that is contemporaneous or equivalent intime or character. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Equivalent

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField
Eq.S.EnglishEquivalent to sheathedChemical Industry, Mining

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Equivalent

Synonyms: as good as(p) (adj), equal (adj), equivalent(p) (adj), like (adj), same (adj), tantamount(p) (adj), combining weight (n), eq (n), equivalent weight (n). (additional references)
Synonym by domain: sparer (public administration, computing).
Antonym: unlike (adj). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Equivalent

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Compensation

Set-off, offset; make-weight, casting-weight; counterpoise, ballast; indemnity, equivalent, quid pro,quo; bribe, hush money; amends; (atonement); counterbalance, counterclaim; cross-debt, cross-demand.

Adjective: compensating, compensatory; countervailing; Verb: in the opposite scale; equivalent; (equal).

Equality

Match, peer, compeer, equal, mate, fellow, brother; equivalent.

Equivalent, tantamount; indistinguishable; quits; homologous; synonymous; resolvable into, convertible, much at one, as broad as long, neither more nor less.; much the same as, the same thing as, as good as; all one, all the same; equipollent, equiponderant, equiponderous, equibalanced; equalized; Verb: drawn; half and half; isochronal, isochronous isoperimetric, isoperimetrical; isobath, isobathic.

Identity

Coincide, coalescent, coalescing; indistinguishable; one; equivalent; (equal); tweedle dee and tweedle dum; much the same, of a muchness; unaltered.

Interpretation

Equivalent, equivalent meaning; synonym; paraphrase, metaphrase; convertible terms, apposition; dictionary; polyglot.

Consignificative, synonymous; equivalent.

Substitution

Price, purchase money, consideration, equivalent.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Equivalent

Specialty definitions using "equivalent": adiabatic equivalent temperature, Airborne Snow Water Equivalent Measurement TheoryCarbon dioxide equivalent, Carbon Equivalent, Committed effective dose equivalent, Consumer subsidy equivalent, County and equivalent entitydeep dose equivalent index at a point, dose equivalentepoxide equivalent, equivalent binary digits, equivalent boron content, equivalent diameter, equivalent loss of head, Equivalent Metatonnage, equivalent uranium content, equivalent widthFunctional Equivalentisobaric equivalent temperaturemagnetic equivalent amplitude indices, manometric equivalent, measure having equivalent effect, Megaton equivalent, Milk equivalentpopulation equivalent, Producer subsidy equivalentreceiving reference equivalentsending reference equivalent, State and equivalent entityton of oil equivalent. (references)
Etymologies containing "equivalent": Double-entendreskirret, staccatoToadeaterupshotvaliant, Vaward. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Equivalent" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Dutch (equivalent).

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Modern Usage: Equivalent

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Then get me his non-union Mexican equivalent! (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

That is the equivalent of 3 tons of my new synthetic chicken. (Hamburger... The Motion Picture; writing credit: Donald Ross)

Because he's a loser, that's why. He's the lobster equivalent of Fry. (Futurama; writing credit: Lance Smith; Carl Colpaert)

He's the romantic equivalent of a night-light. (Bed of Roses; writing credit: Michael Goldenberg)

That's an equivalent of three-point-two miles. (Honey, I Shrunk the Kids; writing credit: Stuart Gordon; Brian Yuzna)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Equivalent

DomainTitle

Books

  • A Dictionary of English and French Equivalent Proverbs (reference)

  • Similarity and Equivalent Fractions (reference)

  • The Spousal Equivalent Handbook: A Legal and Financial Guide to Living Together (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

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Photo Album: Equivalent

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

A Space Telescope Science Institute astronomer has found the equivalent of the proverbial ...Credit: NASA.

Imagine turning your home computer into the equivalent of a professional telescope which can ...Credit: NASA.

The restoration site - post restoration. Here the site is seen on an outgoing tide. The restoration increased the tidal range of the upstream side of the creek so that it was roughly equivalent to the downstream side. The culvert measured approximately 5' x 8' and was designed to provide appropriate hydrologic conditions to increase productive fish habitat.Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

At large osmotic pressure long DNA fragments create a hexagonally ordered macromolecular array. Except for the symmetry of the subphase this experiment is equivalent to the multilamellar lipid subphase.Credit: NICHD.

"As the anti-submarine warfare carrier USS Essex (CVS-9) steamed toward a nine-day visit to Rotterdam, Holland, for the Christmas Holidays, crewmen formed the traditional Dutch equivalent of America's 'Merry Christmas' on the flight deck." "Essex, the oldest carrier still in operation, is deployed in the Eastern Atlantic as Flagship of Task Group 83.3. Through her visits to English, Dutch and German ports, 'The Fighten'est Ship in the Fleet' is giving our allies a chance to get a first-hand look at an example of America's naval strength." Photograph and caption were released by the ship's PIO under date of 29 December 1961. Destroyer in the middle background is USS Robinson (DD-562).Credit: NAVY.

Landless family of cotton sharecroppers, Macon County, Georgia. For their labor they receive half the crop they produce, and the equivalent of ten dollars a month "furnish" (credit) from the landlord. Their vegetable garden failed this year for lack of ra.Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Familiar Quotations: Equivalent

AuthorQuotation

Arthur Schopenhauer

Reading is equivalent to thinking with someone else's head instead of with one's own.

Henry Ward Beecher

Gambling with cards or dice or stocks is all one thing. It's getting money without giving an equivalent for it.

Samuel Johnson

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

Vincent Van Gogh

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Equivalent

AuthorDateQuotation

Treaty of Versailles

1919

When bonds are issued for sale or negotiation, and when goods are delivered by the Commission, certificates to an equivalent value must be withdrawn. (reference)

United Nations

1948

The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures. (reference)

Miranda v. Arizona

1966

The warnings required and the waiver needed are, in the absence of a fully effective equivalent, prerequisites to the admissibility of any statement, inculpatory or exculpatory, made by a defendant. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Equivalent

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

He had, or believed that he had, a connivance, one might almost say complicity, with events, equivalent to the ancient invulnerability.

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

I believe that all races at some seasons wear something equivalent to the shirt.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Equivalent

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Some ganglion cell axons grew distances equivalent to nearly twice their normal length. (references)

This mouse equivalent of HD could allow scientists to explore the basis of CAG instability and its role in the disease process. (references)

If total sound energy were the important predictor, an equivalent exposure could be as high as 88 dB(A) if restricted to 4 hours. (references)

Business

WAPDA often requests IEC or equivalent standards. (references)

This is the equivalent of 0.4% of Gross Domestic Product. (references)

This is equivalent to 12 percent of China's 1997 GDP of $903 billion. (references)

Children

Qatar

Education is compulsory for citizens (both boys and girls) through the age of 18. On October 29, the Amir issued a decree making education through primary school (the equivalent of 9th grade) compulsory and free for all noncitizen resident children. (references)

Civil Liberties

Burma

The bribes for passports are sometimes as high as $3,000 (approximately 1.2 million Kyat), the equivalent of 10 years' salary for the average citizen. (references)

Ghana

In December 2000, he was charged with the equivalent of possession of stolen goods and ordered to report to BNI three times a week until the case is concluded. (references)

Economic History

Armenia

Cash exports are limited to USD 10,000 or its equivalent. (references)

Cote d'Ivoire

The gendarmerie is roughly equivalent in size to the army. (references)

Mexico

Mexico does not have a system equivalent to title insurance. (references)

Human Rights

Morocco

The law does not provide for habeas corpus or its equivalent. (references)

Oman

Those convicted may appeal jail sentences longer than 3 months and fines over the equivalent of $1,250 (480 rials) to a three-judge panel. (references)

Guatemala

A police study of crime over the 9 months from August 1, 2000, through April 30 revealed homicides numbering 2,328 or the equivalent of 1 homicide for every 5,000 persons. (references)

Minorities

Russia

On September 24, vandals carved the Russian equivalent of the word "kikes" on the front door of the office of the Congress of Jewish Religious Organizations and Communities of Russia. (references)

Political Economy

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

The new act offers protections equivalent to those available in the United States. (references)

Sudan

No equivalent restriction is placed on adoption by Muslims of orphans or other children. (references)

Political Rights

Mali

Governing authority is shared by elected mayors in the 701 communes (including the 19 cities), and appointed officials ("commissaires du gouvernement") who are the representatives of the central Government in the District of Bamako, the regions, and the cercles (districts roughly equivalent to counties). (references)

Trade

Spain

A bond equivalent to the duty is charged. (references)

Bulgaria

Column 2 is equivalent to Most-Favored Nation (MFN) status. (references)

Travel

Finland

The quality of public health care is equivalent to care given by private doctors. (references)

Honduras

Business calls in Tegucigalpa is normally tie and coat and the equivalent for women. (references)

Uk

The phone number for police/fire/ambulance emergency services - the equivalent of "911" in the U.S. - is 999 in the United Kingdom. (references)

Women

Argentina

Often they are paid less than men for equivalent work, although this is prohibited explicitly by law. (references)

Panama

The Constitution mandates equal pay for men and women in equivalent jobs, but wages paid to women are on average 20 percent lower and increase at a slower rate. (references)

Poland

However, in practice women frequently are paid less for equivalent work, mainly hold lower level positions, are discharged more quickly, and are less likely to be promoted than men. (references)

Worker Rights

Australia

At present the AWA's are required to be roughly equivalent to basic working conditions in the award that would apply to the sector to which the firm belongs. (references)

Guatemala

The Labor Code reforms adopted in May significantly increased--to the equivalent of 10-50 times the current minimum monthly wage--penalties for defying such orders. (references)

Brazil

In most cases, inspectors attempt to reach agreements and have employers desist from labor law violations before levying fines equivalent to $155 (400 reais) per violation. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

OBSOLETE, adj. No longer used by the timid. Said chiefly of words. A word which some lexicographer has marked obsolete is ever thereafter an object of dread and loathing to the fool writer, but if it is a good word and has no exact modern equivalent equally good, it is good enough for the good writer. Indeed, a writer's attitude toward "obsolete" words is as true a measure of his literary ability as anything except the character of his work. A dictionary of obsolete and obsolescent words would not only be singularly rich in strong and sweet parts of speech; it would add large possessions to the vocabulary of every competent writer who might not happen to be a competent reader.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Equivalent

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Priscilla Presley

The Dream Foundation is equivalent to the Make-A-Wish foundation for children, only this is for terminally ill adults.

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Speeches: Equivalent

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

James Monroe

1817-1825By allowing the equivalent allowed by those powers she would always stand in those ports on the footing of the most favored nation.

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837Every monopoly and all exclusive privileges are granted at the expense of the public, which ought to receive a fair equivalent.

Martin van Buren

1837-1841We desire commercial relations on equal terms, being ever willing to give a fair equivalent for advantages received.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981The world is still engaged in a massive armaments race designed to ensure continuing equivalent strength among potential adversaries.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Equivalent

"Equivalent" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 58.39% of the time. "Equivalent" is used about 3,476 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)58.39%2,0304,257
Adjective (general or positive)41.61%1,4465,584
                    Total100.00%3,476N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Equivalent

Expressions using "equivalent": amplifier equivalent circuit be equivalent be equivalent of be equivalent to be equivalent to smth. biologically equivalent single dose bursa equivalent lymphocyte bursal equivalent lymphoid cell common stock equivalent copper equivalent crude steel equivalent deep dose equivalent index at a point dose equivalent epoxide equivalent equivalent airspeed equivalent boron content equivalent disturbing current equivalent disturbing voltage equivalent fiber stress at maximum load equivalent fibre stress at maximum load equivalent focal length equivalent isolated single wheel load equivalent isotropically radiated power equivalent loss of head Equivalent Metatonnage equivalent series inductance equivalent shaft horsepower equivalent sheathed explosive equivalent single dose equivalent sound intensity level equivalent standards equivalent to equivalent uranium content equivalent vertical gust speed equivalent weight equivalent word goods equivalent Gram equivalent isobaric equivalent temperature Joule's equivalent law of equivalent proportions mean consumption expenditure by household and by adult equivalent according to the degree of urbanisation mean consumption expenditure by household and by adult equivalent according to the degree of urbanization mean income by household and by adult equivalent according to the degree of urbanisation mean income by household and by adult equivalent according to the degree of urbanization measure having equivalent effect Mechanical equivalent of heat Megaton equivalent osmotic equivalent phase (Not equivalent to "phase" in British usage) population equivalent pyrometric cone equivalent receiving reference equivalent sending reference equivalent statistically equivalent block tnt equivalent ton of oil equivalent treat as equivalent wired equivalent privacy. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "equivalent": equivalent-binary-digit factor, equivalent-mass, equivalent-ranking, equivalent-sized.

Ending with "equivalent": tariff-equivalent.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Equivalent

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

equivalent measurement

48

act equivalent sat

8

metric equivalent

45

equivalent measuring

7

decimal equivalent

42

curve equivalent normal

7

equivalent

32

equivalent taxable yield

6

equivalent fraction

29

decimal equivalent fraction

6

equivalent oil pump vacuum

26

equivalent viagra

5

chart decimal equivalent

22

cash equivalent

5

transistor equivalent

21

equivalent londons street wall

5

equivalent measure

15

chart equivalent

5

cables cisco equivalent

15

bond equivalent yield

5

equivalent metabolic

12

equivalent liquid measurement

4

cooking equivalent

12

dextrose equivalent

4

equivalent weight

12

equivalent fraction worksheets

4

full time equivalent

12

battery equivalent

4

drug equivalent generic

10

equivalent food

4

currency equivalent

10

equivalent length

4

cooking equivalent measurement

9

class equivalent

4

carbon equivalent

8

equivalent steel

4

equivalent tax yield

8

tire size equivalent

4

migraine equivalent

8

equivalent font

4

equivalent generic

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Equivalent

Language Translations for "equivalent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

ekuivalent, i njëvlershëm, i barasvlershëm. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏مواز (analogous, parallel), ‏متكافئ (equipollent, on a par with, valent), ‏مساوي, ‏معادل (amounting to, equal, tantamount, worth), ‏مرادف (synonymous), ‏نظير (coordinate, counterpart, duplicate, example, match, parallel, rival), ‏تكافئ (proportion), ‏المساوي شيء مساو للآخر. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

равностоен (concurrent, coordinate, equipollent, interchangeable), равнозначещ, еквивалентен (equipollent). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

等效, 相等 (equal, equally), 同樣 (equal, same). (various references)

   

Czech

  

ekvivalentní (equipollent), ekvivalent, rovnocenný, protihodnota. (various references)

   

Danish

  

surrogat (substitute, surrogate). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

equivalent (equivalence), gelijkwaardig. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

ekvivalento, ekvivalenta. (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

samsvarandi (conforming, fitting), javn-. (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

مترادف (Synonymous), معادل (Tantamount), مشابه (Homogeneous, Similar), همچند, هم معنی (Synonym, Synonymous), هم قیمت , هم ارز, هم بها, برابر (Abreast, Breast, Equal, Plain, Square, Tantamount). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

vastine (counterpart, counterword, plea, rejoinder). (various references)

   

French

  

équivalent (effective equivalent, equiv., equivalence, net transmission equivalent). (various references)

   

Frisian

  

ekwivalint. (various references)

   

German

  

gleichwertig (coordinate, equal, homogeneous, homologous, of the same value), gleichviel (nonetheless), gegenwert (effective equivalent, equivalent value, net loss, net transmission equivalent, overall attentuation, overall loss, replacement, spare, substitution), Ersatz (backup, compensation, effective equivalent, net loss, net transmission equivalent, overall attentuation, overall loss, pinch hitter, recovery, reimbursement, reparation, replacement, replacements, reserves, spare, stand by, stand in, standby, substitute, substitutes, substitution, surrogate, understudy), entsprechung (analogue, correspondance, correspondence, counterpart, equivalence, parallel), äquivalent, Äquivalent (effective equivalent, net loss, net transmission equivalent, overall attentuation, overall loss, replacement, spare, substitution). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ισότιμοσ (co ordinate, coequal, compeer), ισάξιοσ (peer, tantamount), ισοτιμία (equivalence, par, par value, parity), ισοδύναμοσ, ισοδύναμος (equipotential, homodynamic, isodynamic, tantamount), ποσό που αντιστοιχεί, ταυτόσημοσ (synonymous). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

שויון ערך, שו" ערך, שו" (equal, even, level, like, par, peer, similar, worth), אקויול טי. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

ekvivalens, egyenérték (adequation, equivalence, par), egyenértékes, egyenértékű (compeer, tantamount, to be on a par with), azonos értékű. (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

ekuivalen, setaraf (on a par), setara (be equal, suited), sederajat (coordinate), banding (appeal, consideration). (various references)

   

Italian

  

equivalente (equivalently, tantamount). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

同じ (changeless, common, equal, identical, same, similar, uniform), 斉しい (equal, like, similar). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

たいとう (appearance of, becoming famous, coming to power, correspondence, decadence, decline, equivalence, large and wide, long sword, opposition, peaceful and calm, raising one's head, rise of, wearing a sword), おなじ (changeless, common, equal, identical, same, similar, uniform), ひとしい (equal, like, similar), どうか (a Taoist, absorption, adaptation, assimilation, copper coin, moral poem), どうち (equal value, equivalence, that place, the same place), とうりょう (boss, chief, chief support, equal amount, giving up the game for lost, head, leader, pillar, resignation). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

동"한 (Even). (various references)

   

Manx

  

towse corrym, cormid (adequacy, balance, equality, equation, equity, evenness, rate, rightness). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

tilsvarende. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

equivalentay

   

Portuguese

  

equivalente (compensative, equipped, equivalence, like, match, quid pro quo, tantamount). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

echivalent (counterpart, equivalently, synonym), corespunzãtor (accordingly, adequate, answerable, commensurate, congenial, congruent, correct, correspondent, corresponding, decent, equal, fit, fitting, normal, reciprocal, relative, respondent, several, suitable). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

эквивалентный (equivalence, equivalent to), равноценный (equipollent, interconvertible, tantamount to), равнозначный. (various references)

   

Scottish

  

Cailean (usually given as the equivalent of Colin), Beathag (usually given as the equivalent of Sophia). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

ekvivalentan, ekvivalent. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

equivalente (counterpart, equivalently, tantamount). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

ekvivalent (adequation), motsvarighet (analogue, analogy, correlate, counter part, counterpart, opposite colleague, opposite number, parallel), motsvarande värde, likvärdig (interconvertible, tantamount), fullt motsvarande, adekvat (adequate), överensstämmande (consonant, harmonised, harmonized). (various references)

   

Thai

  

เท่ากับ (make). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

eşitlik (egalitarianism, equality, equalization, equation, equivalence, evenness, par, parity), eşit (coequal, commensurate, coordinate, equal, equi-, even, iso-, on a par with, tantamount), eşdeğer (in the same class with), karşılık (answer, as against, bargain, consideration, counter, counterbalance, counterpart, counterweigh, offset, payment, payoff, provision, provisions, quid pro quo, quittance, reciprocation, recompense, remuneration, repayment, reply, requital, response, return, reward, riposte, wages), denk (balanced, bale, coequal, counterpoise, equal, large package, match, matching, well-matched), bedel (compensation, consideration, forfeit, offset, pay, price, purchase money, quid pro quo, quittance, rate, requital, substitute, substitutional, wages, worth). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

рівноцінний (equipollent), рівнозначний, еквівалентний (reciprocal, tantamount), еквівалент. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

vật tương đương, tương đương. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

cyfwerth. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Equivalent

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

aequalem, aequales, aequali, aequalis. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Equivalent

Derivations

Words beginning with "equivalent": equivalently, equivalents. (additional references)

Words ending with "equivalent": nonequivalent. (additional references)

Words containing "equivalent": nonequivalents. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Equivalent" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: equavalent, equivaient, equivalant, equivalente, equivelant, equivelent, equivilent, equivolent, equivqalent. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Equivalent"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "equivalent" (pronounced ikwi"vulunt)
7-i" v u l u n tambivalent.
6-v u l u n tbenevolent, malevolent, prevalent.
5-u l u n texcellent, flatulent, fraudulent, indolent, insolent, jubilant, nonviolent, opulent, petulant, somnolent, stimulant, succulent, truculent, turbulent, vigilant, violent, virulent.
4-l u n tassailant, coolant, divalent, esculent, gallant, inhalant, monovalent, propellant, repellent, sealant, silent, talent, tetravalent.
3-u n tabandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, errant, escapement, escarpment, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, frequent, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, solvent, stagnant, statement, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, tumescent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, warrant, wonderment.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Equivalent

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-e-e-i-l-n-q-t-u-v"

-2 letters: eluviate, eventual, quantile, veinulet.

-3 letters: alunite, antique, elative, lineate, liquate, naivete, quieten, quinate, quinela, quintal, tequila, vauntie, veinlet, veinule, ventail.

-4 letters: alevin, alvine, auntie, avenue, eluant, eluate, eluent, eluvia, entail, equate, equine, lateen, leaven, levant, lunate, lutein, native, quaint, quinta, quinte, tenail, teniae, tineal, unlive, unveil, valine, veinal, velate, venial, venule, vineal.

-5 letters: alien.

 Words containing the letters "a-e-e-i-l-n-q-t-u-v"
 

+1 letter: equivalents.

 

+2 letters: equivalently.

 

+3 letters: nonequivalent.

 

+4 letters: nonequivalents.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Equivalent


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

45 71 75 69 76 61 6C 65 6E 74

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.    --.-    ..-    ..    ...-    .-    .-..    .    -.    -

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000101 01110001 01110101 01101001 01110110 01100001 01101100 01100101 01101110 01110100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#69 &#113 &#117 &#105 &#118 &#97 &#108 &#101 &#110 &#116

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0045 0071 0075 0069 0076 0061 006C 0065 006E 0074

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

39838775886778718086

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Familiar
8. Quotations: Historic
9. Quotations: Fiction
10. Quotations: Non-fiction
11. Quotations: Spoken
12. Quotations: Speeches
13. Usage Frequency
14. Expressions
15. Expressions: Internet
16. Translations: Modern
17. Translations: Ancient
18. Abbreviations
19. Acronyms
20. Derivations
21. Rhymes
22. Anagrams
23. Orthography
24. Bibliography


  

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